Американская трагедия

Chapter 20

           "Histonewasgloomyandforeboding—morecontentiousandbitterthanatanytimeeverbetweenthem.AndhisreferencestootherplacesshockedandfrightenedRoberta—somuchsothatinstantlyalmostherownmoodchanged.Thoseothergirlsinhisownworldthatnodoubthesawfromtimetotime!Thoseothergirlsatthefactorywhowerealwaystryingtomakeeyesathim!Shehadseenthemtrying,andoften.ThatRuzaNikoforitch—ascoarseasshewas,butpretty,too.AndthatFloraBrandt!AndMarthaBordaloue—ugh!Tothinkthatanyoneasniceasheshouldbepursuedbysuchwretchesasthose.However,becauseofthat,shewasfearfullesthewouldthinkhertoodifficult—someonewithouttheexperienceordaringtowhichhe,inhissuperiorworld,wasaccustomed,andsoturntooneofthose.Thenshewouldlosehim.Thethoughtterrifiedher.Immediatelyfromoneofdefianceherattitudechangedtooneofpleadingpersuasion.

           "Oh,please,Clyde,don’tbemadwithmenow,willyou?YouknowthatIwouldifIcould.Ican’tdoanythinglikethathere.Can’tyousee?Youknowthat.Why,they’dbesuretofindout.Andhowwouldyoufeelifsomeoneweretoseeusorrecognizeyou?"Inapleadingwaysheputonehandonhisarm,thenabouthiswaistandhecouldfeelthatinspiteofhersharpoppositionthemomentbefore,shewasverymuchconcerned—painfullyso."Pleasedon’taskmeto,"sheaddedinabeggingtone.

           "Well,whatdidyouwanttoleavetheNewtonsforthen?"heaskedsullenly.

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