Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           "IknewIwasn’tdoingright,anditmademeworryalotaboutherandmyself,butjustthesameIdidn’tseemtobeabletodoanybetter."(HewasrepeatingwordsthatJephsonhadwrittenoutforhim,althoughatthetimehefirstreadthemhefeltthemtobefairlytrue.Hehadsufferedsome.)

           "Andthen?"

           "Well,thenshebegantocomplainbecauseIdidn’tgoroundtoseeherasmuchasbefore."

           "Inotherwords,youbegantoneglecther."

           "Yes,sir,somebutnotentirelyno,sir."

           "Well,whenyoufoundyouweresoinfatuatedwiththisMissX,whatdidyoudo?DidyougoandtellMissAldenthatyouwerenolongerinlovewithherbutinlovewithsomeoneelse?"

           "No,Ididn’t.Notthen."

           "Whynotthen?Didyouthinkitfairandhonorabletobetellingtwogirlsatoncethatyoucaredforthem?"

           "No,sir,butitwasn’tquitelikethateither.YouseeatthattimeIwasjustgettingacquaintedwithMissX,andIwasn’ttellingheranything.Shewouldn’tletme.ButIknewthen,justthesame,thatIcouldn’tcareforMissAldenanymore."

           "ButwhatabouttheclaimMissAldenhadonyou?Didn’tyoufeelthatthatwasenoughorshouldbe,topreventyoufromrunningafteranothergirl?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Well,whydidyouthen?"

           "Icouldn’tresisther."

           "MissX,youmean?"

           "Yes,sir.

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