Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           Fortohim,youthandbeautyinsuchastationasthisrepresentedtheultimatetriumphofthefemale.HisweaknessforHortenseBriggs,tosaynothingofRita,whowasnotsoattractiveaseitherofthese,illustratedtheeffectoftrimfemininityonhim,regardlessofmerit.

           "Bella,"observedSamuelGriffiths,heavily,notingClydestillstanding,"yourcousin,Clyde."

           "Oh,yes,"repliedBella,observingthatClydelookedexceedinglylikeGilbert."Howareyou?Motherhasbeensayingthatyouwerecomingtocalloneofthesedays."Sheextendedafingerortwo,thenturnedtowardherfriends."Myfriends,MissFinchleyandMissCranston,Mr.Griffiths."

           Thetwogirlsbowed,eachinthemoststiffandformalmanner,atthesametimestudyingClydemostcarefullyandratherdirectly,"Well,hedoeslooklikeGilalot,doesn’the?"whisperedSondratoBertine,whohaddrawnneartoher.AndBertinereplied:"Ineversawanythinglikeit.He’sreallybetter-looking,isn’thealot?"

           Sondranodded,pleasedtonoteinthefirstinstancethathewassomewhatbetter-lookingthanBella’sbrother,whomshedidnotlikenextthathewasobviouslystrickenwithher,whichwasherdue,assheinvariablydecidedinconnectionwithyouthsthussmittenwithher.Buthavingthusdecided,andseeingthathisglancewaspersistentlyandhelplesslydrawntoher,sheconcludedthatsheneedpaynomoreattentiontohim,forthepresentanyway.Hewastooeasy.

           ButnowMrs.

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