Американська трагедія

Chapter 1

           Otherboysdidnothavetodoashedid.Hemeditatednowmoredeterminedlythaneverarebellionbywhichhewouldridhimselfoftheneedofgoingoutinthisway.Lethiseldersistergoifshechose;shelikedit.Hisyoungersisterandbrothermightbetooyoungtocare.Buthe

           "Theyseemedalittlemoreattentivethanusualto-night,Ithought,"commentedGriffithstohiswifeastheywalkedalong,theseductivequalityofthesummereveningairsofteninghimintoamoregenerousinterpretationofthecustomaryindifferentspiritofthepasser-by.

           "Yes;twenty-seventooktractsto-nightasagainsteighteenonThursday."

           "TheloveofChristmusteventuallyprevail,"comfortedthefather,asmuchtoheartenhimselfashiswife."Thepleasuresandcaresoftheworldholdaverygreatmany,butwhensorrowovertakesthem,thensomeoftheseseedswilltakeroot."

           "Iamsureofit.Thatisthethoughtwhichalwayskeepsmeup.Sorrowandtheweightofsineventuallybringsomeofthemtoseetheerroroftheirway."

           Theynowenteredintothenarrowsidestreetfromwhichtheyhademergedandwalkingasmanyasadozendoorsfromthecorner,enteredthedoorofayellowsingle-storywoodenbuilding,thelargewindowandthetwoglasspanesinthecentraldoorofwhichhadbeenpaintedagray-white.Acrossbothwindowsandthesmallerpanelsinthedoubledoorhadbeenpainted:"TheDoorofHope.BethelIndependentMission.MeetingsEveryWednesdayandSaturdaynight,8to10

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