Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           But,moreterrifying,itwasgivinghertheopportunityshewasseeking.ShewaveredbetweenloyaltytoClydeasasuperintendent,loyaltytoheroldconventionsasopposedtohernewanddominatingdesireandherrepressedwishtohaveClydespeaktoherthenwentoverwiththebundleandlaiditonhisdesk.Butherhands,asshedidso,trembled.Herfacewaswhiteherthroattaut.Atthemoment,asitchanced,hewasalmostvainlytryingtocalculatethescoresofthedifferentgirlsfromthestubslaidbeforehim,andwashavingahardtimeofitbecausehismindwasnotonwhathewasdoing.Andthenhelookedup.AndtherewasRobertabendingtowardhim.Hisnervesbecameverytaut,histhroatandlips,dry,forhereandnowwashisopportunity.And,ashecouldsee,Robertawasalmostsuffocatingfromthestrainwhichherdaringandself-deceptionwasputtinguponhernervesandheart.

           "There’sbeenadistake"(shemeanttosaymistake)"inregardtothisbundleupstairs,"shebegan."Ididn’tnoticeiteitheruntilI’dstampednearlyallofthem.They’refifteen-and-a-halfandI’vestampednearlyallofthemsixteen.I’msorry."

           Clydenoticed,asshesaidthis,thatshewastryingtosmilealittleandappearcalm,buthercheekswerequiteblanchedandherhands,particularlytheonethatheldthebundle,trembled.Ontheinstantherealizedthatalthoughloyaltyandorderwerebringingherwiththismistaketohim,stilltherewasmorethanthattoit.

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