Американская трагедия

Chapter 21

           Oh,howbitter!Oh,howcruel!Andhowutterlyshedespisedthoseothergirlswiththeiroglingsandtheiropenattemptstotakehimfromher.Oh,howterrible.Surelyhemustbeveryopposedtohernow—otherwisehecouldnotdothis,andespeciallyafterallthathadbeenbetweenthem—thelove—thekisses.

           Thehoursdraggedforboth,andwithasmuchpoignanceforClydeasforRoberta.Forhiswasafeverish,urgentdispositionwherehisdreamswereconcerned,andcouldillbrookthedelayordisappointmentsthatarethechiefandoutstandingcharacteristicsoftheambitionsofmen,whatevertheirnature.HewastorturedhourlybythethoughtthathewastoloseRobertaorthattowinherbackhewouldhavetosuccumbtoherwishes.

           Andonherpartshewastorn,notsomuchbythequestionastowhethershewouldhavetoyieldinthismatter(forbynowthatwasalmosttheleastofherworries),butwhether,oncesoyielding,Clydewouldbesatisfiedwithjustsomeformofguardedsocialcontactintheroom—ornot.Andsocontinueonthestrengthofthattobefriendswithher.Formorethanthisshewouldnotgrant—never.Andyet—thissuspense.Themiseryofhisindifference.

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