Финансист

Chapter XXXVII

           YecangotoEurope,oryecangotoyeraunt’sinNewOrleans;butyemustgosomewhere.Ican’thaveyestayin’hereit’stoodangerous.It’ssuretobecomin’out.Thepapers’llbehavin’itnext.Ye’reyoungyet.Yerlifeisbeforeyou.Itrembleforyersoul;butsolongasye’reyoungandaliveyemaycometoyersenses.It’smedutytobehard.It’smyobligationtoyouandtheChurch.Yemustquitthislife.Yemustlavethisman.Yemustneverseehimanymore.Ican’tpermitye.He’snogood.Hehasnointintionofmarryingye,anditwouldbeacrimeagainstGodandmanifhedid.No,no!Neverthat!Theman’sabankrupt,ascoundrel,athafe.Ifyehadhim,ye’dsoonbetheunhappiestwomanintheworld.Hewouldn’tbefaithfultoye.No,hecouldn’t.He’snotthatkind."Hepaused,sicktothedepthsofhissoul."Yemustgoaway.Isayitonceandforall.Imaneitkindly,butIwantit.Ihaveyerbestinterestsatheart.Iloveye;butyemust.I’msorrytoseeyegoI’dratherhaveyehere.Noonewillbesorrier;butyemust.Yemustmakeitallseemnatcheralandordinarytoyermother;butyemustgod’yehear?Yemust."

           Hepaused,lookingsadlybutfirmlyatAileenunderhisshaggyeyebrows.Sheknewhemeantthis.Itwashismostsolemn,hismostreligiousexpression.Butshedidnotanswer.Shecouldnot.Whatwastheuse?Onlyshewasnotgoing.Sheknewthatandsoshestoodtherewhiteandtense.

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