Американська трагедія

Chapter 18

           "

           "Well,maybeIbettergooffandnotbotheryouanymoreatallthen,"hereturned,atraceofhismother’scouragewellingupinhim.

           "Well,maybeyouhad,ifthat’sthewayyou’regoingtofeelaboutmeallthetime,"sheanswered,andkickedviciouslywithhertoesattheice.ButClydewasbeginningtofeelthathecouldnotpossiblygothroughwiththisthatafterallhewastooeagerabouthertoomuchatherfeet.Hebegantoweakenandgazenervouslyather.Andshe,thinkingofhercoatagain,decidedtobecivil.

           "Youdidn’tlookinhiseyes,didyou?"heaskedweakly,histhoughtsgoingbacktoherdancingwithSparser.

           "When?"

           "Whenyouweredancingwithhim?"

           "No,Ididn’t,notthatIknowof,anyhow.ButsupposingIdid.Whatofit?Ididn’tmeananythingbyit.Gee,criminy,can’tapersonlookinanybody’seyesiftheywantto?"

           "Inthewayyoulookedinhis?Notifyouclaimtolikeanybodyelse,Isay."AndtheskinofClyde’sforeheadliftedandsank,andhiseyelidsnarrowed.Hortensemerelyclickedimpatientlyandindignantlywithhertongue.

           "Tst!Tst!Tst!Ifyouain’tthelimit!"

           "Andawhileagobackthereontheice,"wentonClydedeterminedlyandyetpathetically."Whenyoucamebackfromupthere,insteadofcominguptowhereIwasyouwenttothefootofthelinewithhim.Isawyou.Andyouheldhishand,too,allthewayback.

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