Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           Andbeingseizedbythenotionthatherbeautymighthavebeenpermanentlymarredbythisaccident,shewasatoncethrownintoastateofselfishpanicwhichcausedhertobecomecompletelyoblivious,notonlytothemiseryandinjuryoftheothers,buttothedangerofdiscoverybythepolice,theinjurytothechild,thewreckofthisexpensivecar—infacteverythingbutherselfandtheprobabilityorpossibilitythatherbeautyhadbeendestroyed.Shebegantowhimperontheinstantandwaveherhandsupanddown."Oh,goodness,goodness,goodness!"sheexclaimeddesperately."Oh,howdreadful!Oh,howterrible!Oh,myfaceisallcut."Andfeelinganurgentcompulsiontodosomethingaboutit,shesuddenlysetoff(andwithoutawordtoanyoneandwhileClydewasstillinsidehelpingRatterer)southalong35thStreet,towardthecitywherewerelightsandmorepopulatedstreets.Heronethoughtwastoreachherownhomeasspeedilyaspossibleinorderthatshemightdosomethingforherself.

           OfClyde,Sparser,Rattererandtheothergirls—shereallythoughtnothing.Whatweretheynow?Itwasonlyintermittentlyandbetweenthoughtsofhermarredbeautythatshecouldevenbringherselftothinkoftheinjuredchild—thehorrorofwhichaswellasthepursuitbythepolice,maybe,thefactthatthecardidnotbelongtoSparserorthatitwaswrecked,andthattheywereallliabletoarrestinconsequence,affectingherbutslightly.

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