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On
reading
this
Clyde
,
who
,
during
all
this
silence
and
the
prosecution
of
a
task
in
the
shrinking
room
which
was
so
eminently
distasteful
to
him
,
was
being
more
and
more
weighed
upon
by
the
thought
that
possibly
,
after
all
,
this
quest
of
his
was
going
to
prove
a
vain
one
and
that
he
was
going
to
be
excluded
from
any
real
contact
with
his
great
relatives
,
was
most
romantically
and
hence
impractically
heartened
.
For
only
see
--
here
was
this
grandiose
letter
with
its
"
very
happy
to
see
you
,
"
which
seemed
to
indicate
that
perhaps
,
after
all
,
they
did
not
think
so
badly
of
him
.
Mr.
Samuel
Griffiths
had
been
away
all
the
time
.
That
was
it
.
Now
he
would
get
to
see
his
aunt
and
cousins
and
the
inside
of
that
great
house
.
It
must
be
very
wonderful
.
They
might
even
take
him
up
after
this
--
who
could
tell
?
But
how
remarkable
that
he
should
be
taken
up
now
,
just
when
he
had
about
decided
that
they
would
not
.
And
forthwith
his
interest
in
,
as
well
as
his
weakness
for
,
Rita
,
if
not
Zella
and
Dillard
began
to
evaporate
.
What
!
Mix
with
people
so
far
below
him
--
a
Griffiths
--
in
the
social
scale
here
and
at
the
cost
of
endangering
his
connection
with
that
important
family
.
Never
!
It
was
a
great
mistake
.
Did
n't
this
letter
coming
just
at
this
time
prove
it
?
And
fortunately
--
(
how
fortunately
!
)
--
he
had
had
the
good
sense
not
to
let
himself
in
for
anything
as
yet
.
And
so
now
,
without
much
trouble
,
and
because
,
most
likely
from
now
on
it
would
prove
necessary
for
him
so
to
do
he
could
gradually
eliminate
himself
from
this
contact
with
Dillard
--
move
away
from
Mrs.
Cuppy
's
--
if
necessary
,
or
say
that
his
uncle
had
cautioned
him
--
anything
,
but
not
go
with
this
crowd
any
more
,
just
the
same
.
It
would
n't
do
.
It
would
endanger
his
prospects
in
connection
with
this
new
development
.
And
instead
of
troubling
over
Rita
and
Utica
now
,
he
began
to
formulate
for
himself
once
more
the
essential
nature
of
the
private
life
of
the
Griffiths
,
the
fascinating
places
they
must
go
,
the
interesting
people
with
whom
they
must
be
in
contact
.
And
at
once
he
began
to
think
of
the
need
of
a
dress
suit
,
or
at
least
a
tuxedo
and
trousers
.
Accordingly
the
next
morning
,
he
gained
permission
from
Mr.
Kemerer
to
leave
at
eleven
and
not
return
before
one
,
and
in
that
time
he
managed
to
find
coat
,
trousers
and
a
pair
of
patent
leather
shoes
,
as
well
as
a
white
silk
muffler
for
the
money
he
had
already
saved
.
And
so
arrayed
he
felt
himself
safe
.
He
must
make
a
good
impression
.
And
for
the
entire
time
between
then
and
Sunday
evening
,
instead
of
thinking
of
Rita
or
Dillard
or
Zella
any
more
,
he
was
thinking
of
this
opportunity
.
Plainly
it
was
an
event
to
be
admitted
to
the
presence
of
such
magnificence
.
The
only
drawback
to
all
this
,
as
he
well
sensed
now
,
was
this
same
Gilbert
Griffiths
,
who
surveyed
him
always
whenever
he
met
him
anywhere
with
such
hard
,
cold
eyes
.
He
might
be
there
,
and
then
he
would
probably
assume
that
superior
attitude
,
to
make
him
feel
his
inferior
position
,
if
he
could
--
and
Clyde
had
the
weakness
at
times
of
admitting
to
himself
that
he
could
.
And
no
doubt
,
if
he
(
Clyde
)
sought
to
carry
himself
with
too
much
of
an
air
in
the
presence
of
this
family
,
Gilbert
most
likely
would
seek
to
take
it
out
of
him
in
some
way
later
in
connection
with
the
work
in
the
factory
.
He
might
see
to
it
,
for
instance
,
that
his
father
heard
only
unfavorable
things
about
him
.
And
,
of
course
,
if
he
were
retained
in
this
wretched
shrinking
room
,
and
given
no
show
of
any
kind
,
how
could
he
expect
to
get
anywhere
or
be
anybody
?
It
was
just
his
luck
that
on
arriving
here
he
should
find
this
same
Gilbert
looking
almost
like
him
and
being
so
opposed
to
him
for
obviously
no
reason
at
all
.
However
,
despite
all
his
doubts
,
he
decided
to
make
the
best
of
this
opportunity
,
and
accordingly
on
Sunday
evening
at
six
set
out
for
the
Griffiths
'
residence
,
his
nerves
decidedly
taut
because
of
the
ordeal
before
him
.
And
when
he
reached
the
main
gate
,
a
large
,
arched
wrought
iron
affair
which
gave
in
on
a
wide
,
winding
brick
walk
which
led
to
the
front
entrance
,
he
lifted
the
heavy
latch
which
held
the
large
iron
gates
in
place
,
with
almost
a
quaking
sense
of
adventure
.
And
as
he
approached
along
the
walk
,
he
felt
as
though
he
might
well
be
the
object
of
observant
and
critical
eyes
.
Perhaps
Mr.
Samuel
or
Mr.
Gilbert
Griffiths
or
one
or
the
other
of
the
two
sisters
was
looking
at
him
now
from
one
of
those
heavily
curtained
windows
.
On
the
lower
floor
several
lights
glowed
with
a
soft
and
inviting
radiance
.
This
mood
,
however
,
was
brief
.
For
soon
the
door
was
opened
by
a
servant
who
took
his
coat
and
invited
him
into
the
very
large
living
room
,
which
was
very
impressive
.
To
Clyde
,
even
after
the
Green
--
Davidson
and
the
Union
League
,
it
seemed
a
very
beautiful
room
.
It
contained
so
many
handsome
pieces
of
furniture
and
such
rich
rugs
and
hangings
.
A
fire
burned
in
the
large
,
high
fireplace
before
which
was
circled
a
number
of
divans
and
chairs
.
There
were
lamps
,
a
tall
clock
,
a
great
table
.
No
one
was
in
the
room
at
the
moment
,
but
presently
as
Clyde
fidgeted
and
looked
about
he
heard
a
rustling
of
silk
to
the
rear
,
where
a
great
staircase
descended
from
the
rooms
above
.
And
from
there
he
saw
Mrs.
Griffiths
approaching
him
,
a
bland
and
angular
and
faded-looking
woman
.
But
her
walk
was
brisk
,
her
manner
courteous
,
if
non-committal
,
as
was
her
custom
always
,
and
after
a
few
moments
of
conversation
he
found
himself
peaceful
and
fairly
comfortable
in
her
presence
.
"
My
nephew
,
I
believe
,
"
she
smiled
.
