Американская трагедия

Chapter 39

           Andnow,alsowithoutsomanyoftheformerphasesorattemptsatsubterfuge,whichhadpreviouslycharacterizedhercuriosityinregardtohim,shewasattimesopenlyseekinghimoutandmakingopportunitiesforsocialcontact.And,ofcourse,thesecontactsbeingidenticalwiththistypicalkindofgroupgathering,theyseemedtohavenospecialsignificancewiththemoreconservativeelders.

           ForalthoughMrs.Finchley,whowasofanespeciallyshrewdanddiscerningturnsocially,hadatfirstbeendubiousovertheattentionsbeingshowereduponClydebyherdaughterandothers,stillobservingthatClydewasmoreandmorebeingentertained,notonlyinherownhomebythegroupofwhichherdaughterwasapart,butelsewhere,everywhere,wasatlastinclinedtoimaginethathemustbemoresolidlyplacedinthisworldthanshehadheard,andlatertoaskhersonandevenSondraconcerninghim.ButreceivingfromSondraonlytheequivocalinformationthat,sincehewasGilandBellaGriffiths’cousin,andwasbeingtakenupbyeverybodybecausehewassocharmingevenifhedidn’thaveanymoneyshecouldn’tseewhysheandStuartshouldnotbeallowedtoentertainhimalso,hermotherrestedonthatforthetimebeingonlycautioningherdaughterundernocircumstancestobecometoofriendly.AndSondra,realizingthatinparthermotherwasright,yetbeingsodrawntoClydewasnowdeterminedtodeceiveher,atleasttotheextentofbeingasclandestinelyfreewithClydeasshecouldcontrive.

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