have been ashelpless as Carrie--as helpless, as non-understanding…
have been ashelpless as Carrie--as helpless, as non-understanding, aspitiable, if you will, as she.
Now, in regard to his pursuit of women, he meant them no harm,because he did not conceive of the relation which he hoped tohold with them as being harmful. He loved to make advances towomen, to have them succumb to his charms, not because he was acold-blooded, dark, scheming villain, but because his inborndesire urged him to that as a chief delight. He was vain, he wasboastful, he was as deluded by fine clothes as any silly-headedgirl. A truly deep-dyed villain could have hornswaggled him asreadily as he could have flattered a pretty shop-girl. His finesuccess as a salesman lay in his genialit
The best proof that there was something open and commendableabout the man was the fact that Carrie took the money. No deep,sinister soul with ulterior motives could have given her fifteencents under the guise of friendship. The unintellectual are notso helpless. Nature has taught the beasts of the field to flywhen some unheralded danger threatens. She has put into thesmall, unwise head of the chipmunk the untutored fear of poisons."He keepeth His creatures whole," was not written of beastsalone. Carrie was unwise, and, therefore, like the sheep in itsunwisdom, strong in feeling. The instinct o
When Carrie had gone, he felicitated himself upon her goodopinion. By George, it was a shame young girls had to be knockedaround like that. Cold weather coming on and no clothes. Tough.He would go around to Fitzgerald and Moy's and get a cigar. Itmade him feel light of foot as he thought about her.
Carrie reached home in high good spirits, which she couldscarcely conceal. The possession of the money involved a numberof points which perplexed her seriously. How should she buy anyclothes when Minnie knew that she had no money? She had nosooner entered the flat than this point was settled for her. Itcould not be done. She could think of no way of explaining.
"How did you come out?" asked Minnie, referring to the day.