Американская трагедия

Chapter 18

           ForshenotonlyknewthatGracewouldresentthissuddendesertion,butalsothatshehadnodesiretofaceoutwithinherselfthesuddenandrevolutionarymoodswhichnowpossessedher.Havingatoncemetandlovedhim,shewasafraidtothinkwhat,ifanything,sheproposedtopermitherselftodoinregardtohim.Werenotsuchcontactsbetweentheclassesbannedhere?Sheknewtheywere.Henceshedidnotcaretotalkabouthimatall.

           InconsequenceonMondayeveningfollowingtheSundayonthelakewhenGracehadinquiredmostgaylyandfamiliarlyafterClyde,RobertahadasinstantlydecidednottoappearnearlyasinterestedinhimasGracemightalreadybeimagining.Accordingly,shesaidlittleotherthanthathewasverypleasanttoherandhadinquiredafterGrace,aremarkwhichcausedthelattertoeyeherslylyandtowonderifshewerereallytellingwhathadhappenedsince."HewassoveryfriendlyIwasbeginningtothinkhewasstruckonyou."

           "Oh,whatnonsense!"Robertarepliedshrewdly,andabitalarmed."Why,hewouldn’tlookatme.Besides,there’saruleofthecompanythatdoesn’tpermithimto,aslongasIworkthere."

           Thislast,morethananythingelse,servedtoallayGrace’snotionsinregardtoClydeandRoberta,forshewasofthatconventionalturnofmindwhichwouldscarcelypermithertothinkofanyoneinfringinguponacompanyrule.

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