Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           Six-thirty,eh?Solong."Sheturnedtogiveherattentiontoanewcustomer,anoldladywhohadbeenpatientlywaitingtoinquireifshecouldtellherwherethemuslinsweresold.AndClyde,tinglingwithpleasurebecauseofthisunexpecteddelightvouchsafedhim,madehiswaymostelatedlytothenearestexit.

           Hewasnotmadeundulycuriousbecauseofthissuddenfavor,andthenextevening,promptlyatsix-thirty,andintheglowoftheoverhangingarc-lightsshoweringtheirglisteningradiancelikerain,sheappeared.Ashenoted,atonce,shehadwornthehatheliked.Alsoshewasenticinglyebullientandfriendly,moresothanatanytimehehadknownher.Beforehehadtimetosaythatshelookedpretty,orhowpleasedhewasbecausesheworethathat,shebegan:

           "Somefavoriteyou’regettin’tobe,I’LLSAY,whenI’LLbreakanengagementandthenwearanoldhatIdon’tlikejusttopleaseyou.HowdoIgetthatwayiswhatI’dliketoknow."

           Hebeamedasthoughhehadwonagreatvictory.Coulditbethatatlasthemightbebecomingafavoritewithher?

           "Ifyouonlyknewhowcuteyoulookinthathat,Hortense,youwouldn’tknockit,"heurgedadmiringly."Youdon’tknowhowsweetyoudolook."

           "Oh,ho.Inthisoldthing?"shescoffed."Youcertainlyareeasilypleased,I’llsay."

           "An’youreyesarejustlikesoft,blackvelvet,"hepersistedeagerly."They’rewonderful.

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