Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           Incidentallyinsodoing,lookinghereandthere,heonedaythoughthewouldspeaktothemanagerofthefountainwhichwasconnectedwiththeleadingdrugstoreintheprincipalhotelofthecitythelatteragreattwelve-storyaffair,whichrepresented,ashesawit,thequintessenceofluxuryandease.Itswindowswerealwayssoheavilycurtained;themainentrance(hehadneverventuredtolookbeyondthat)wasasplendiferouscombinationofaglassandironawning,coupledwithamarblecorridorlinedwithpalms.Oftenhehadpassedhere,wonderingwithboyishcuriositywhatthenatureofthelifeofsuchaplacemightbe.Beforeitsdoors,somanytaxisandautomobileswerealwaysinwaiting.

           To-day,beingdrivenbythenecessityofdoingsomethingforhimself,heenteredthedrugstorewhichoccupiedtheprincipalcorner,facing14thStreetatBaltimore,andfindingagirlcashierinasmallglasscagenearthedoor,askedofherwhowasinchargeofthesodafountain.Interestedbyhistentativeanduncertainmanner,aswellashisdeepandratherappealingeyes,andinstinctivelyjudgingthathewaslookingforsomethingtodo,sheobserved:"Why,Mr.Secor,there,themanagerofthestore."Shenoddedinthedirectionofashort,meticulouslydressedmanofaboutthirty-five,whowasarranginganespecialdisplayoftoiletnoveltiesonthetopofaglasscase.

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