Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           

           AndonceintheShumanhome,whichwasalargeold-fashionedsquareframehousewithasquarecupola,veryretiredamongsometreesandalawn,theymadethemselvesathomeinagenerallivingroomwhichwasmuchmorehandsomelyfurnishedthananyhomewithwhichClydehadbeenidentifiedheretofore.Dillardatoncebegansortingtherecords,withwhichheseemedmostfamiliar,andtopulltworatherlargerugsoutoftheway,revealingasmooth,hardwoodfloor.

           "There’sonethingaboutthishouseandthesetreesandthesesoft-tonedneedles,"hecommentedforClyde’sbenefit,ofcourse,sincehewasstillundertheimpressionthatClydemightbeandprobablywasaveryshrewdpersonwhowaswatchinghiseverymovehere."Youcan’thearanoteofthisVictrolaoutinthestreet,canyou,Zell?Norupstairs,either,really,notwiththesoftneedles.We’veplayeditdownhereanddancedtoitseveraltimes,untilthreeandfourinthemorningandtheydidn’tevenknowitupstairs,didthey,Zell?"

           "That’sright.ButthenFather’salittlehardofhearing.AndMotherdon’thearanything,either,whenshegetsinherroomandgetstoreading.Butitishardtohearatthat."

           "Whydopeopleobjectsotodancinghere?"askedClyde.

           "Oh,theydon’tnotthefactorypeoplenotatall,"putinDillard,"butmostofthechurchpeopledo.Myuncleandauntdo.Andnearlyeveryoneelsewemetatthechurchto-night,exceptZellandRita.

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