Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           

           AndoncethisconclusionwasputbeforeClyde,hesawitasaveryreasonablearrangement—allthingsconsidered—quitearespitefromthefeelingofstrainthathadsettleduponhimafterhislastconversationwithHortense.For,afterall,hehadnotseenhowhewastoraisemorethanthirty-fivedollarsthisfirstweekanyhow.Thefollowingweekwouldbesomewhateasier,forthen,ashetoldhimself,heproposedtoborrowtwentyortwenty-fivefromRattererifhecould,which,joinedwiththetwentyortwenty-fivewhichhistipswouldbringhim,wouldbequitesufficienttomeetthesecondpayment.TheweekfollowingheproposedtoborrowatleasttenorfifteenfromHegglund—maybemore—andifthatdidnotmakeuptherequiredamounttopawnhiswatchforfifteendollars,thewatchhehadboughtforhimselfafewmonthsbefore.Itoughttobringthatatleast;itcostfifty.

           But,henowthought,therewasEstainherwretchedroomawaitingthemostunhappyresultofheroneromance.Howwasshetomakeout,heaskedhimself,eveninthefaceofthefactthathefearedtobeincludedinthefinancialproblemwhichEstaaswellasthefamilypresented.Hisfatherwasnotnow,andneverhadbeen,ofanyrealfinancialservicetohismother.

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