Американская трагедия

Chapter 44

           "Notthinkin’oftryin’yourluckto-day?"

           "No,justinquiringformydad.He’scomingupherenextweek,maybe.Iwanttoseeaboutaccommodations."

           "Well,theyain’twhattheyaredowntoRacquette,ofcourse,butthenthefishdownthereain’twhattheyareuphere,either."Hevisitedallwithaslyandwryandknowingsmile.

           Clydehadneverseenthetypebefore.Hewasinterestedbyalltheanomaliesandcontraritiesofthislonesomeworldascontrastedwithcitieshehadknownalmostexclusively,aswellasthedecidedlyexoticandmateriallifeandequipmentwithwhich,attheCranstons’andelsewhere,hewasthensurrounded.ThestrangeandcomparativelydesertednatureofthisregionascontrastedwiththebriskandvigorouslifeofLycurgus,lessthanahundredmilestothesouth.

           "Thecountryupherekillsme,"commentedStuartFinchleyatthispoint."It’ssoneartheChainandyetit’ssodifferent,scarcelyanyonelivinguphereatall,itseems."

           "Well,exceptforthecampsinsummerandthefellowsthatcomeuptohuntmooseanddeerinthefall,thereain’tmuchofanybodyoranythingaroundhereafterSeptemberfirst,"commentedtheguide."I’vebeenguidin’andtrappin’fornighontoseventeenyearsnowaroundhereand‘ceptformoreandmorepeoplearoundsomeofthelakesbelowheretheChainprincipallyinsummerIain’tseenmuchchange.

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