Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           HeronethoughtinregardtoClydewasthathewastheonewhohadinvitedhertothisill-fatedjourneyhencethathewastoblame,really.Thosebeastlyboystothinktheyshouldhavegottenherintothisandthendidn’thavebrainsenoughtomanagebetter.

           Theothergirls,apartfromLauraSipe,werenotseriouslyinjuredanyofthem.Theyweremorefrightenedthananythingelse,butnowthatthishadhappenedtheywereinapanic,lesttheybeovertakenbythepolice,arrested,exposedandpunished.Andaccordinglytheystoodabout,exclaiming"Oh,gee,hurry,can’tyou?Oh,dear,weoughtallofustogetawayfromhere.Oh,it’sallsoterrible."UntilatlastHegglundexclaimed:"ForChrist’ssake,keepquiet,cantcha?We’redoingdebestwecan,cantchasee?You’llhavedecopsdownonusinaminuteasitis."

           Andthen,asifinanswertohiscomment,alonesuburbanitewholivedsomefourblocksfromthesceneacrossthefieldsandwho,hearingthecrashandthecriesinthenight,hadambledacrosstoseewhatthetroublewas,nowdrewnearandstoodcuriouslylookingatthestrickengroupandthecar.

           "Hadanaccident,eh?"heexclaimed,geniallyenough."Anyonebadlyhurt?Gee,that’stoobad.Andthat’saswellcar,too.CanIhelpany?"

           Clyde,hearinghimtalkandlookingoutandnotseeingHortenseanywhere,andnotbeingabletodomoreforSparserthanstretchhiminthebottomofthecar,glancedagonizinglyabout.

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