Американська трагедія

Chapter 3

           Anyonewhohadknownhislife’shistorywouldhavesaiditwastheexpression,slightlyemphasized,withwhichhehadreceivedmostoftheuntowardblowsofhislifeinthepast.

           "Tst!Tst!Tst!"wastheonlysoundhemadeatfirst,asuckingsoundofthetongueandpalatemostweakandinadequate,itseemedtoClyde.Nexttherewasanother"Tst!Tst!Tst!",hisheadbeginningtoshakefromsidetoside.Then,"Now,whatdoyousupposecouldhavecausedhertodothat?"Thenheturnedandgazedathiswife,whogazedblanklyinreturn.Then,walkingtoandfro,hishandsbehindhim,hisshortlegstakingunconsciousandqueerlylongsteps,hisheadmovingagain,hegaveventtoanotherineffectual"Tst!Tst!Tst!"

           Alwaysthemoreimpressive,Mrs.Griffithsnowshowedherselfmarkedlydifferentandmorevitalinthistryingsituation,akindofirritationordissatisfactionwithlifeitself,alongwithanobviousphysicaldistress,seemingtopassthroughherlikeavisibleshadow.Onceherhusbandhadgottenup,shereachedoutandtookthenote,thenmerelyglaredatitagain,herfacesetinhardyetstrickenanddisturbinglines.Hermannerwasthatofonewhoisintenselydisquietedanddissatisfied,onewhofingerssavagelyatamaterialknotandyetcannotundoit,onewhoseeksrestraintandfreedomfromcomplaintandyetwhowouldcomplainbitterly,angrily.

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