Американская трагедия

Chapter 11

           HewouldnothaveimaginedthatanymotherwouldhavecountenancedtheeasycamaraderiethatexistedbetweenthesexesinMrs.Ratterer’shome.

           Andverysoon,becauseofseveralcordialinvitationswhichwereextendedtohimbyRatterer,hefoundhimselfpartandparcelofthisgroupagroupwhichfromonepointofviewtheideasheldbyitsmembers,theratherwretchedEnglishtheyspokehelookeddownupon.Fromanotherpointofviewthefreedomtheypossessed,thezestwithwhichtheymanagedtocontrivesocialactivitiesandexchangeshewasdrawntothem.Because,forthefirsttime,thesepermittedhim,ifhechose,tohaveagirlofhisown,ifonlyhecouldsummonthecourage.Andthis,owingtothewell-meantministrationsofRattererandhissisterandtheirfriends,hesoonsoughttoaccomplish.IndeedthethingbeganontheoccasionofhisfirstvisittotheRatterers.

           LouiseRattererworkedinadry-goodsstoreandoftencamehomealittlelatefordinner.Onthisoccasionshedidnotappearuntilseven,andtheeatingofthefamilymealwaspostponedaccordingly.Inthemeantime,twogirlfriendsofLouisearrivedtoconsultherinconnectionwithsomething,andfindingherdelayed,andRattererandClydethere,theymadethemselvesathome,ratherimpressedandinterestedbyClydeandhisnewfinery.Forhe,atoncegirl-hungryandgirl-shy,heldhimselfnervouslyaloof,amanifestationwhichtheymistookforaconvictionofsuperiorityonhispart.

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