Американская трагедия

Chapter 21

           Shefeltnumbandcoldandnowshookherheadinahelplessanddistractedway.Hecouldn’tbethatmean.Hecouldn’tbethatcrueltohernowcouldhe?Oh,ifhebutknewhowdifficulthowimpossiblewasthethinghewasaskingofher!Oh,ifthedaywouldonlycomesothatshecouldseehisfaceagain!Oh,ifitwereonlyanothernightsothatshecouldtakehishandsinhershisarmfeelhisarmsabouther.

           "Clyde,Clyde,"sheexclaimedhalfaloud,"youwouldn’tdothattome,wouldyouyoucouldn’t."

           Shecrossedtoanold,fadedandsomewhatdecrepitoverstuffedchairwhichstoodinthecenteroftheroombesideasmalltablewhereonlaysomenondescriptbooksandmagazinestheSaturdayEveningPost,Munsey’s,thePopularScienceMonthly,Bebe’sGardenSeeds,andtoescapemostdistractingandsearingthoughts,satdown,herchininherhands,herelbowsplantedonherknees.Butthepainfulthoughtscontinuingandasenseofchillovertakingher,shetookacomforteroffthebedandfoldeditabouther,thenopenedtheseedcatalogueonlytothrowitdown.

           "No,no,no,hecouldn’tdothattome,hewouldn’t."Shemustnotlethim.Why,hehadtoldheroverandoverthathewascrazyabouthermadlyinlovewithher.Theyhadbeentoallthesewonderfulplacestogether.

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