Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           Yettherewasthatrule,andalthoughonthelakethedaybeforehehadbeendecidingthathispositionherewasbynomeansassatisfactoryasitshouldbe,stillwithRobertainit,asnowitseemedshewellmightbe,woulditnotbemuchmoredelightfulforhimtostay?Couldhenot,forthetimebeingatleast,endurethefurtherindifferenceoftheGriffiths?Andwhoknows,mighttheynotyetbecomeinterestedinhimasasuitablesocialfigureifonlyhedidnothingtooffendthem?Andyetherehewasattemptingtodoexactlythethinghehadbeenforbiddentodo.Whatkindofaninjunctionwasthis,anyhow,wherewithGilberthadenjoinedhim?Ifhecouldcometosomeunderstandingwithher,perhapsshewouldmeethiminsomeclandestinewayandthusobviateallpossibilityofcriticism.

           ItwasthusthatClyde,seatedathisdeskorwalkingabout,wasthinking.Fornowhismind,eveninthefaceofhisduties,wasalmostentirelyengagedbyher,andhecouldthinkofnothingelse.Hehaddecidedtosuggestthattheymeetforthefirsttime,ifshewould,inasmallparkwhichwasjustwestofthefirstoutlyingresortontheMohawk.Butthroughouttheday,soclosetoeachotherdidthegirlswork,hehadnoopportunitytocommunicatewithher.Indeednoontimecameandhewentbelowtohislunch,returningalittleearlyinthehopeoffindinghersufficientlydetachedtopermithimtowhisperthathewishedtoseehersomewhere.Butshewassurroundedbyothersatthetimeandsotheentireafternoonwentbywithoutasingleopportunity.

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