Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           "Andhere,ofcourse,becauseoftheirknownyouth,ignorance,liberality,anduniformgenialityandgoodlooks,theyweremademuchof,asarule,beingmademostwelcomebythevariousmadamesandgirlsoftheseplaceswhosought,forcommercialreasonsofcourse,tointerestthemtocomeagain.

           AndsostarvedhadbeenClyde’slifeuptothistimeandsoeagerwasheforalmostanyformofpleasure,thatfromthefirsthelistenedwithalltooeagerearstoanyaccountofanythingthatspelledadventureorpleasure.Notthatheapprovedofthesetypesofadventures.Asamatteroffactatfirstitoffendedanddepressedhim,seeingashedidthatitrancountertoallhehadheardandbeentoldtobelievethesemanyyears.Neverthelesssosharpachangeandrelieffromthedrearyandrepressedworkinwhichhehadbeenbroughtupwasit,thathecouldnothelpthinkingofallthiswithanitchforthevarietyandcoloritseemedtosuggest.Helistenedsympatheticallyandeagerly,evenwhileattimeshewasmentallydisapprovingofwhatheheard.Andseeinghimsosympatheticandgenial,firstoneandthenanotheroftheseyouthsmadeoverturestohimtogohere,thereortheotherplacetoashow,arestaurant,oneoftheirhomes,whereacardgamemightbeindulgedinbytwoorthreeofthem,oreventooneoftheshamelesshouses,contactwithwhichClydeatfirstresolutelyrefused.

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