Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           Whatwashismotherdoinginthere?Whowasitshewasgoingtosee?Hecouldscarcelyhaveexplainedhisintensecuriositytohimself,andyet,sincehavingthoughtthathehadseenEstaonthestreet,hehadanunconvincedfeelingthatitmighthavesomethingtodowithher.Thereweretheletters,theonehundreddollars,thefurnishedroominMontroseStreet.

           DiagonallyacrossthewayfromthehouseinBeaudryStreettherewasalarge-trunkedtree,leaflessnowinthewinterwind,andnearitatelegraphpole,closeenoughtomakeajointshadowwithit.Andbehindthesehewasabletostandunseen,andfromthisvantagepointtoobservetheseveralwindows,sideandfrontandgroundandsecondfloor.Throughoneofthefrontwindowsabove,hesawhismothermovingaboutasthoughshewerequiteathomethere.Andamomentlater,tohisastonishmenthesawEstacometooneoftheirtwowindowsandputapackagedownonthesill.Sheappearedtohaveononlyalightdressinggownorawrapdrawnabouthershoulders.Hewasnotmistakenthistime.Heactuallystartedasherealizedthatitwasshe,alsothathismotherwasintherewithher.Andyetwhathadshedonethatshemustcomebackandhideawayinthismanner?Hadherhusband,themanshehadrunawaywith,desertedher?

           Hewassointenselycuriousthathedecidedtowaitawhileoutsideheretoseeifhismothermightnotcomeout,andthenhehimselfwouldcallonEsta.Hewantedsomuchtoseeheragaintoknowwhatthismysterywasallabout.

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