Американська трагедія

Chapter 9

           Andsonow,withoutmuchtrouble,andbecause,mostlikelyfromnowonitwouldprovenecessaryforhimsotodohecouldgraduallyeliminatehimselffromthiscontactwithDillardmoveawayfromMrs.Cuppy’sifnecessary,orsaythathisunclehadcautionedhimanything,butnotgowiththiscrowdanymore,justthesame.Itwouldn’tdo.Itwouldendangerhisprospectsinconnectionwiththisnewdevelopment.AndinsteadoftroublingoverRitaandUticanow,hebegantoformulateforhimselfoncemoretheessentialnatureoftheprivatelifeoftheGriffiths,thefascinatingplacestheymustgo,theinterestingpeoplewithwhomtheymustbeincontact.Andatoncehebegantothinkoftheneedofadresssuit,oratleastatuxedoandtrousers.Accordinglythenextmorning,hegainedpermissionfromMr.Kemerertoleaveatelevenandnotreturnbeforeone,andinthattimehemanagedtofindcoat,trousersandapairofpatentleathershoes,aswellasawhitesilkmufflerforthemoneyhehadalreadysaved.Andsoarrayedhefelthimselfsafe.Hemustmakeagoodimpression.

           AndfortheentiretimebetweenthenandSundayevening,insteadofthinkingofRitaorDillardorZellaanymore,hewasthinkingofthisopportunity.Plainlyitwasaneventtobeadmittedtothepresenceofsuchmagnificence.

           Theonlydrawbacktoallthis,ashewellsensednow,wasthissameGilbertGriffiths,whosurveyedhimalwayswheneverhemethimanywherewithsuchhard,coldeyes.

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