Американская трагедия

Chapter 20

           "Ican’tseewhereelsewecangonowifyouwon’tletmecometoseeyouonceinawhile.Wecan’tgoanyplaceelse."

           ThethoughtgaveRobertapause.Plainlythisrelationshipwasnottobeheldwithinconventionallines.Atthesametimeshedidnotseehowshecouldpossiblycomply.Itwastoounconventionaltoounmoralbad.

           "Ithoughtwetookit,"shesaidweaklyandplacatively,"justsothatwecouldgoplacesonSaturdayandSunday."

           "ButwherecanwegoSaturdayandSundaynow?Everything’sclosed."

           AgainRobertawascheckedbytheseunanswerablecomplexitieswhichbeleagueredthembothandsheexclaimedfutilely,"Oh,IwishIknewwhattodo."

           "Oh,itwouldbeeasyenoughifyouwantedtodoit,butthat’salwaysthewaywithyou,youdon’twantto."

           Shestoodthere,thenightwindshakingthedryingwhisperingleaves.Distinctlytheprobleminconnectionwithhimthatshehadbeenfearingthislongwhilewasuponher.Couldshepossibly,withalltherightinstructionthatshehadhad,nowdoashesuggested.Shewaspulledandswayedbycontendingforceswithinherself,strongandurgentineithercase.Intheoneinstance,howeverpainfulitwastohermoralandsocialmood,shewasmovedtocomplyinanothertorejectonceandforall,anysuch,asshesawit,boldandunnaturalsuggestion.

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