Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           AndsincethisoccurredonaSaturdayafternoon,Clyde,dressedinhisbest,yetdecidedlywishingtoobscurehimselfasanordinaryspectator,wasabletoseeoncemorethegirlwhohadsoinfatuatedhimonsight,obviouslybreastingawhiterose-surfacedstreamandguidinghercraftwithapaddlecoveredwithyellowdaffodilsafloralrepresentationofsomeIndianlegendinconnectionwiththeMohawkRiver.WithherdarkhairfilletedIndianfashionwithayellowfeatherandbrown-eyedsusans,shewasarrestingenoughnotonlytocaptureaprize,buttorecaptureClyde’sfancy.Howmarveloustobeofthatworld.

           InthesameparadehehadseenGilbertGriffithsaccompaniedbyaveryattractivegirlchauffeuringoneoffourfloatsrepresentingthefourseasons.Andwhiletheonehedrovewaswinter,withthislocalsocietygirlposedinerminewithwhiterosesforsnowallabout,directlybehindcameanotherfloat,whichpresentedBellaGriffithsasspring,swathedinfilmydraperiesandcrouchingbesideawaterfallofdarkviolets.TheeffectwasquitestrikingandthrewClydeintoamoodinregardtolove,youthandromancewhichwasdeliciousandyetverypainfultohim.PerhapsheshouldhaveretainedRita,afterall.

           Inthemeantimehewaslivingonasbefore,onlymorespaciouslyinsofarashisownthoughtswereconcerned.ForhisfirstthoughtafterreceivingthislargerallowancewasthathehadbetterleaveMrs.

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