Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           Thisyoungboyreally—!Hishot,restlessheartwhichplainlyforthelackofsomanythingswhichhe,theReverendMcMillan,hadneverwantedfor,hadrebelled.Andbecauseofthatrebellionhadsinnedmortallyandwascondemnedtodie.Indeedhisreasonwasasintenselytroubledashisheartwasmoved.

           "No,Ihadnot."

           "Youwere,asyousay,angrywithyourselfforbeingsoweakasnottobeabletodowhatyouhadplannedtodo."

           "Inawayitwaslikethat,yes.ButthenIwassorry,too,yousee.Andmaybeafraid.I’mnotexactlysurenow.Maybenot,either."

           TheReverendMcMillanshookhishead.Sostrange!Soevasive!Soevil!Andyet

           "Butatthesametime,asyousay,youwereangrywithherforhavingdrivenyoutothatpoint."

           "Yes."

           "Whereyouwerecompelledtowrestlewithsoterribleaproblem?"

           "Yes."

           "Tst!Tst!Tst!Andsoyouthoughtofstrikingher."

           "Yes,Idid."

           "Butyoucouldnot."

           "No."

           "PraisedbethemercyofGod.Yetintheblowthatyoudidstrikeunintentionallyasyousaytherewasstillsomeangeragainsther.Thatwaswhytheblowwassososevere.Youdidnotwanthertocomenearyou."

           "No,Ididn’t.IthinkIdidn’t,anyhow.I’mnotquitesure.ItmaybethatIwasn’tquiteright.Anyhowallworkedup,Iguesssickalmost.

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