Американська трагедія

Chapter 9

           Totheleftofthemainroomasyouwentinwasadarkerandlow-ceilingedroomwithafireplace,towhichonlymenresortedandsatandsmoked,andreadpapersafterdinner,anditwasforthisroomthattheseyouthsreservedtheirgreatestadmiration.Eatinghere,theysomehowfeltolder,wiser,moreimportantrealmenoftheworld.AndRattererandHegglund,towhombynowClydehadbecomeverymuchattached,aswellasmostoftheothers,weresatisfiedthattherewasnotanotherplaceinallKansasCitythatwasreallyasgood.

           Andsothisday,havingdrawntheirpayatnoon,andbeingoffatsixforthenight,theygatheredoutsidethehotelatthecornernearestthedrugstoreatwhichClydehadoriginallyappliedforwork,andwereoffinahappy,noisyframeofmindHegglund,Ratterer,PaulShiel,DavisHigby,anotheryouth,ArthurKinsellaandClyde.

           "DidjaheardetrickdeguyfromSt.Louispulledonthemainofficeyesterday?"Hegglundinquiredofthecrowdgenerally,astheystartedwalking."WireslastSaturdayfromSt.Louisforaparlor,bedroomandbatforhimselfandwife,an’ordersflowersputinderoom.Jimmy,thekeyclerk,wasjusttellin’me.Denhecomesonhereandregistershimselfan’hisgirl,see,asmanandwife,an’,gee,apeachofalookin’girl,tooIsaw’em.

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