Американская трагедия

Chapter 20

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           "Oh,butIdon’tmeanjustthatway,"repliedClydeaudaciouslyandyetwiththefeelingthatRobertawasmuchtoosqueamishandthatitwashightimeshewastakingasomewhatmoreliberalattitudetowardhimifshecaredforhimasmuchassheappearedto:"Whywouldn’titbeallrightformetostopinforalittlewhile?Theywouldn’tneedtoknow,wouldthey?"Hetookouthiswatchanddiscoveredwiththeaidofamatchthatitwaseleven-thirty.Heshowedthetimetoher."Therewouldn’tbeanybodytherenow,wouldthere?"

           Sheshookherheadinopposition.Thethoughtnotonlyterrifiedbutsickenedher.Clydewasgettingveryboldtoevensuggestanythinglikethat.Besidesthissuggestionembodiedinitselfallthesecretfearsandcompellingmoodswhichhitherto,althoughactualinherself,shewasstillunwillingtoface.Therewassomethingsinful,low,dreadfulaboutit.Shewouldnot.Thatwasonethingsure.Atthesametimewithinherwasthatovermasteringurgeofrepressedandfeareddesirenowknockingloudlyforrecognition.

           "No,no,Ican’tletyoudothat.Itwouldn’tberight.Idon’twantto.Someonemightseeus.Somebodymightknowyou."Forthemomentthemoralrepulsionwassogreatthatunconsciouslysheendeavoredtorelinquishherselffromhisembrace.

           Clydesensedhowdeepwasthissuddenrevolt.Allthemorewasheflagellatedbythedesireforpossessionofthatwhichnowhehalffearedtobeunobtainable.

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