Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           Itwaspainfultohimnowtothinkthathisclotheswerenotright;thathewasnotashandsomeashemightbe,notasinteresting.Whatawretchedthingitwastobebornpoorandnottohaveanyonetodoanythingforyouandnottobeabletodosoverymuchforyourself!

           Casualexaminationofhimselfinmirrorswheneverhefoundthemtendedrathertoassurehimthathewasnotsobad-lookingastraight,well-cutnose,highwhiteforehead,wavy,glossy,blackhair,eyesthatwereblackandrathermelancholyattimes.Andyetthefactthathisfamilywastheunhappythingthatitwas,thathehadneverhadanyrealfriends,andcouldnothaveany,ashesawit,becauseoftheworkandconnectionofhisparents,wasnowtendingmoreandmoretoinduceakindofmentaldepressionormelancholiawhichpromisednotsowellforhisfuture.Itservedtomakehimrebelliousandhencelethargicattimes.Becauseofhisparents,andinspiteofhislooks,whichwerereallyagreeableandmoreappealingthanmost,hewasinclinedtomisinterprettheinterestedlookswhichwerecastathimoccasionallybyyounggirlsinverydifferentwalksoflifefromhimthecontemptuousandyetratherinvitingwayinwhichtheylookedtoseeifhewereinterestedordisinterested,braveorcowardly

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