Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           Ishouldthinkthatwouldbeasgoodashelpingaboutasodafountain,anyday."

           ThenseeingClyde’sfacesuddenlybrighten,headded:"Butyoumustn’tsaythatIsentyou,becauseIdon’tknowyou.JustaskforMr.Squiresinsidethere,underthestairs,andhecantellyouallaboutit."

           AtthemerementionofworkinconnectionwithsoimposinganinstitutionastheGreen–Davidson,andthepossibilityofhisgettingit,Clydefirststared,felthimselftrembletheleastbitwithexcitement,thenthankinghisadvisorforhiskindness,wentdirecttoagreen-marbleddoorwaywhichopenedfromtherearofthisdrug-storeintothelobbyofthehotel.Oncethroughit,hebeheldalobby,thelikeofwhich,forallhisyearsbutbecauseofthetimorouspovertythathadrestrainedhimfromexploringsuchaworld,wasmorearresting,quite,thananythinghehadseenbefore.Itwasallsolavish.Underhisfeetwasacheckeredblack-and-whitemarblefloor.Abovehimacopperedandstainedandgildedceiling.Andsupportingthis,averitableforestofblackmarblecolumnsashighlypolishedasthefloorglassysmooth.Andbetweenthecolumnswhichrangedawaytowardthreeseparateentrances,oneright,oneleftandonedirectlyforwardtowardDalrympleAvenuewerelamps,statuary,rugs,palms,chairs,divans,tete-a-tetesaprodigaldisplay.Inshortitwascompact,ofallthatgaucheluxuryofappointmentwhich,assomeoneoncesarcasticallyremarked,wasintendedtosupply"exclusivenesstothemasses.

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