Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           

           Shesatthere,quitereducedandbewilderedbyherownpeculiarpartinallthis.Shehadbeenasdeceivingasanyone,really.AndherewasClyde,now,fullyinformedastoherfalsehoodsandstrategy,andherselflookingfoolishanduntrue.Buthadshenotbeentryingtosavehimfromallthishimandtheothers?Andhewasoldenoughtounderstandthatnow.Yetshenowproceededtoexplainwhy,andtosayhowdreadfulshefeltitalltobe.Atthesametime,asshealsoexplained,nowshewascompelledtocometohimforaidinconnectionwithit.

           "Esta’sabouttobeverysick,"shewentonsuddenlyandstiffly,notbeingable,oratleastwilling,apparently,tolookatClydeasshesaidit,andyetdeterminedtobeasfrankaspossible."She’llneedadoctorveryshortlyandsomeonetobewithherallthetimewhenI’mnotthere.Imustgetmoneysomewhereatleastfiftydollars.Youcouldn’tgetmethatmuchinsomeway,fromsomeofyouryoungmenfriends,couldyou,justaloanforafewweeks?Youcouldpayitback,youknow,soon,ifyouwould.Youwouldn’tneedtopaymeanythingforyourroomuntilyouhad."

           ShelookedatClydesotensely,sourgently,thathefeltquiteshakenbytheforceofthecogencyoftherequest.

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