Американская трагедия

Chapter 18

           AndSparser,nowsittingup,waspointingtoherprettylegsandlaughingloudly,showingmostofhisteeth.Andalltheotherswereemittingpealsandsquealsoflaughter.

           "Hangitall!"thoughtClyde."Whythedeucedoeshealwayshavetobehangingabouther?Whydidn’thebringagirlofhisownifhewantedtohaveagoodtime?Whatrighthavetheygottogowheretheycan’tbeseen?AndshethinksIthinkshemeansnothingbyallthis.Sheneverlaughsthatheartilywithme,youbet.WhatdoesshethinkIamthatshecanputthatstuffoveronme,anyhow?"Heglowereddarklyforthemoment,butinspiteofhisthoughtsthelineorwhipwassoonre-formedandthistimewithLucilleNickolasstillholdinghishand.SparserandHortenseatthetailendagain.ButHegglund,unconsciousofthemoodofClydeandthinkingonlyofthesport,called:"Betterletsomeoneelsetakedeenddere,hadn’tcha?"Andfeelingthefairnessofthis,RattererandMaidaAxelrodandClydeandLucilleNickolasnowmoveddownwithHigbyandLauraSipeandHortenseandSparserabovethem.Only,asClydenoted,HortensestillheldSparserbythehand,yetshemovedjustabovehimandtookhishand,hebeingtotheright,withSparsernextabovetoherleft,holdingherotherhandfirmly,whichinfuriatedClyde.Whycouldn’thesticktoLauraSipe,thegirlbroughtouthereforhim?AndHortensewasencouraginghim.

           Hewasverysad,andhefeltsoangryandbitterthathecouldscarcelyplaythegame.HewantedtostopandquarrelwithSparser.

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