Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           Fornow,ofcourse,theywouldbelievehimasterribleashisoriginalplot,withoutknowingorcaringabouthissideofthestory—hismoodsandfears—thatpredicamentthathewasinwithRoberta—hisloveforSondraandallthatshehadmeanttohim.Theywouldn’tunderstandthat,andhewasnotgoingtobeallowedtotellanythinginregardtoit,evenifheweresominded.

           Andyet,becauseoftheadviceofBelknapandJephson,hemustsitupandsmile,oratleastlookpleasantandmeetthegazeofeveryoneboldlyanddirectly.Andinconsequence,turning,andforthemomentfeelingabsolutelytransfixed.Forthere—God,whataresemblance!—totheleftofhimononeofthosewallbenches,wasawomanorgirlwhoappearedtobethelivingimageofRoberta!Itwasthatsisterofhers—Emily—ofwhomshehadoftenspoken—butoh,whatashock!Hisheartalmoststopped.ItmightevenbeRoberta!Andtransfixinghimwithwhatghostly,andyetreal,andsavageandaccusingeyes!Andnexttoheranothergirl,lookingsomethinglikeher,too—andnexttoherthatoldman,Roberta’sfather—thatwrinkledoldmanwhomhehadencounteredthatdayhehadcalledathisfarmdoorforinformation,nowlookingathimalmostsavagely,agrayandwearylookthatsaidsoplainly:"Youmurderer!Youmurderer!"Andbesidehimamildandsmallandill-lookingwomanofaboutfifty,veiledandveryshrunkenandsunken-eyed,who,athisglancedroppedherowneyesandturnedaway,asifstrickenwithagreatpain,nothate.

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