Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           AndthatundoubtedlybecauseofherpovertyandlonelinessinLycurgus,shehadbeenledtolistentothehoneyedwordsofthisscoundrel,who,comingtoherwithpromisesofmarriage,hadluredherintothisunhallowedand,inhercase,allbutunbelievablerelationshipwhichhadledtoherdeath.Forshewasgoodandpureandsweetandkindalways."Andtothinkthatsheisdead.Ican’tbelieveit."

           Itwassothathermotherwasquoted.

           "OnlyMondayaweekagoshewasaboutalittledepressed,Ithought,butsmiling,andforsomereasonwhichIthoughtoddatthetimewentallovertheplaceMondayafternoonandevening,lookingatthingsandgatheringsomeflowers.Andthenshecameoverandputherarmsaroundmeandsaid:‘IwishIwerealittlegirlagain,Mamma,andthatyouwouldtakemeinyourarmsandrockmelikeyouusedto.’AndIsaid,‘Why,Roberta,whatmakesyousosadto-night,anyhow?’Andshesaid,‘Oh,nothing.YouknowI’mgoingbackinthemorning.AndsomehowIfeelalittlefoolishaboutitto-night.’Andtothinkthatitwasthistripthatwasinhermind.Isupposeshehadapremonitionthatallwouldnotworkoutasshehadplanned.Andtothinkhestruckmylittlegirl,shewhonevercouldharmanything,notevenafly."Andhere,inspiteofherself,andwiththesaddenedTitusinthebackground,shebegantocrysilently.

           ButfromtheGriffithsandothermembersofthislocalsocialworld,completeandalmostunbreakablesilence.

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