Американская трагедия

Chapter 32

           Aren’tallkitchensasbigasthis?"

           Clyde,thinkingofthepovertyheknew,andassumingfromthisthatshewasscarcelyawareofanythinglessthanthis,wasallthemoreoverawedbytheplethoraoftheworldtowhichshebelonged.Whatmeans!Onlytothinkofbeingmarriedtosuchagirl,whenallsuchasthiswouldbecomeaneverydaystate.Onewouldhaveacookandservants,agreathouseandcar,noonetoworkfor,andonlyorderstogive,athoughtwhichimpressedhimgreatly.Itmadehervariousself-consciousgesturesandposingsallthemoreentrancing.Andshe,sensingtheimportofallthistoClyde,wasinclinedtoexaggerateherowninseparableconnectionwithit.Tohim,morethananyoneelse,asshenowsaw,sheshoneasastar,aparagonofluxuryandsocialsupremacy.

           Havingpreparedthechocolateinacommonplacealuminumpan,tofurtherimpresshimshesoughtoutaheavilychasedsilverservicewhichwasinanotherroom.Shepouredthechocolateintoahighlyornamentedurnandthencarriedittothetableandputitdownbeforehim.Thenswingingherselfupbesidehim,shesaid:"Now,isn’tthischummy?Ijustlovetogetoutinthekitchenlikethis,butIcanonlydoitwhenthecook’sout.Hewon’tletanyoneneartheplacewhenhe’shere."

           "Oh,isthatso?"askedClyde,whowasquiteunawareofthewaysofcooksinconnectionwithprivatehomesaninquirywhichquiteconvincedSondrathattheremusthavebeenlittleifanyrealmeansintheworldfromwhichhesprang.

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