Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

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           "SoIdo,"repliedRatterer,"butcan’tIhaveagoodtimewithoutlappin’upeverythingintheplace?Iwanttostaysoberto-night.Nomorecall-downsformeinthemorning,ifIknowwhatI’mabout.Icameprettynearnotshowinguplasttime."

           "That’strue,too,"exclaimedArthurKinsella."Idon’twanttodrinksomuchIdon’tknowwhereI’mat,butI’mnotgoingtobeginworryingaboutitnow."

           "Howaboutyou,Higby?"Hegglundnowcalledtotheround-eyedyouth.

           "I’mhavingaManhattan,too,"hereplied,andthen,lookingupatthewaiterwhowasbesidehim,added,"How’stricks,Dennis?"

           "Oh,Ican’tcomplain,"repliedthewaiter."They’rebreakin’allrightformethesedays.How’severythingovertothehotel?"

           "Fine,fine,"repliedHigby,cheerfully,studyingthebill-of-fare.

           "An’you,Griffiths?Whatareyougoin’tohave?"calledHegglund,for,asmaster-of-ceremonies,delegatedbytheotherstolookaftertheordersandpaythebillandtipthewaiter,hewasnowfulfillingtherole.

           "Who,me?Oh,me,"exclaimedClyde,notalittledisturbedbythisinquiry,foruptonowthisveryhour,infacthehadnevertouchedanythingstrongerthancoffeeorice-creamsoda.Hehadbeennotalittletakenbackbythebriskandsophisticatedwayinwhichtheseyouthsorderedcocktailsandwhisky.

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