Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           For,afterswallowingacupofcoffeeatoneofthesmallrestaurantsnearthepost-officeandwalkingthelengthofCentralAvenuetowardthemill,andpausingatacigarstoretoseeifRobertashouldbyanychancecomealongalone,hewasrewardedbythesightofherwithGraceMarragain.Whatawretched,crazyworldthiswas,heatoncedecided,andhowdifficultitwasinthismiserabletownforanyonetomeetanyoneelsealone.Everyone,nearly,kneweveryoneelse.Besides,Robertaknewthathewastryingtogetachancetotalktoher.Whyshouldn’tshewalkalonethen?Hehadlookedatherenoughyesterday.AndyethereshewaswalkingwithGraceMarrandappearedseeminglycontented.Whatwasthematterwithheranyhow?

           Bythetimehereachedthefactoryhewasverysour.ButthesightofRobertatakingherplaceatherbenchandtossinghimagenial"goodmorning"withacheerfulsmile,causedhimtofeelbetterandthatallwasnotlost.

           Itwasthreeo’clockintheafternoonandalullduetotheafternoonheat,thefagofsteadilycontinuedwork,andtheflareofreflectedlightfromtheriveroutsidewasoverall.Thetap,tap,tapofmetalstampsuponscoresofcollarsatoncenearlyalwaysslightlyaudibleabovethehumandwhirrofthesewingmachinesbeyondwas,ifanything,weakerthanusual.AndtherewasRuzaNikoforitch,HodaPetkanas,MarthaBordaloue,AngelinaPittiandLenaSchlict,alljoininginasongcalled"Sweethearts"whichsomeonehadstarted.

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