Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           "Indeed,foranessentialhotelinagreatandsuccessfulAmericancommercialcity,itwasalmosttooluxurious.Itsroomsandhallandlobbiesandrestaurantswereentirelytoorichlyfurnished,withoutthesavinggraceofeithersimplicityornecessity.

           AsClydestood,gazingaboutthelobby,hesawalargecompanyofpeoplesomewomenandchildren,butprincipallymenashecouldseeeitherwalkingorstandingaboutandtalkingoridlinginthechairs,sidebysideoralone.Andinheavilydrapedandrichlyfurnishedalcoveswherewerewriting-tables,newspaperfiles,atelegraphoffice,ahaberdasher’sshop,andaflorist’sstand,wereothergroups.Therewasaconventionofdentistsinthecity,notafewofwhom,withtheirwivesandchildren,weregatheredhere;buttoClyde,whowasnotawareofthisnorofthemethodsandmeaningsofconventions,thiswastheordinary,everydayappearanceofthishotel.

           Hegazedaboutinaweandamazement,thenrememberingthenameofSquires,hebegantolookforhiminhisoffice"underthestairs."Tohisrightwasagranddouble-wingedblack-and-whitestaircasewhichswungintwoseparateflightsandwithwide,generouscurvesfromthemainfloortotheoneabove.Andbetweenthesegreatflightswasevidentlytheofficeofthehotel,forthereweremanyclerksthere.Butbehindthenearestflight,andclosetothewallthroughwhichhehadcome,wasatalldesk,atwhichstoodayoungmanofabouthisownageinamaroonuniformbrightwithmanybrassbuttons.

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