Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           Butbydegrees,becomingfamiliarwithHegglundandRatterer,bothofwhomhelikedverymuch,andbeinginvitedbythemtoajoy-nightsuppera"blow-out"astheytermedit,atFrissell’shedecidedtogo.

           "There’sgoingtobeanotheroneofourmontlyblow-outsto-morrownight,Clyde,aroundatFrissell’s,"Rattererhadsaidtohim."Don’tyouwanttocomealong?Youhaven’tbeenyet."

           Bythistime,Clyde,havingacclimatedhimselftothiscaloricatmosphere,wasbynomeansasdubiousashewasatfirst.Forbynow,inimitationofDoyle,whomhehadstudiedmostcarefullyandtogreatadvantage,hehadoutfittedhimselfwithanewbrownsuit,cap,overcoat,socks,stickpinandshoesasnearlikethoseofhismentoraspossible.Andthecostumebecamehimwellexcellentlywellsomuchsothathewasfarmoreattractivethanhehadeverbeeninhislife,andnow,notonlyhisparents,buthisyoungerbrotherandsister,werenotalittleastonishedandevenamazedbythechange.

           HowcouldClydehavecomebyallthisgrandeursospeedily?Howmuchcouldallthisthatheworenowhavecost?Washenothypothecatingmoreofhisfutureearningsforthistemporarygrandeurthanwasreallywise?Hemightneeditinthefuture.Theotherchildrenneededthings,too.

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