Американская трагедия

Chapter 18

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           "Howaboutallthetimebetweenthenandnow,though?"hequeriedpeevishly."It’salongtimetillthen,youknow."

           "Well,I’llhavetoseewhatIcanthinkof,butI’mnotsure,dear.I’llhavetosee.Andyouthinktoo.ButIoughttobegoingbacknow,"sheaddednervously.Sheatoncearose,causingClydetorise,too,andconsulthiswatch,therebydiscoveringthatitwasalreadynearten.

           "Butwhataboutus!"hecontinuedpersistently."Whycouldn’tyoupretendnextSundaythatyou’regoingtosomeotherchurchthanyoursandmeetmesomewhereinstead?Wouldtheyhavetoknow?"

           AtonceClydenotedRoberta’sfacedarkenslightly,forherehewasencroachinguponsomethingthatwasstilltoocloselyidentifiedwithherearlyyouthandconvictionstopermitinfringement.

           "Hump,uh,"sherepliedquitesolemnly."Iwouldn’twanttodothat.Iwouldn’tfeelrightaboutit.Anditwouldn’tberight,either."

           ImmediatelyClydesensedthathewastreadingondangerousgroundandwithdrewthesuggestionbecausehedidnotcaretooffendorfrightenherinanyway."Oh,well.Justasyousay.Ionlythoughtsinceyoudon’tseemtobeabletothinkofanyotherway."

           "No,no,dear,"shepleadedsoftly,becauseshenotedthathefeltthatshemightbeoffended."It’sallright,onlyIwouldn’twanttodothat.Icouldn’t."

           Clydeshookhishead.

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