Американская трагедия

Chapter 22

           Theonethingthatdidtroublehimattimeswasthethoughtthatpossibly,inconnectionwiththeoriginalfearshehadexpressedtohim,somethingmightgowrong,which,consideringherexclusivedevotiontohim,mightproveembarrassing.Atthesametimehedidnottroubletospeculatetoodeeplyastothat.HehadRobertanow.Theserelations,insofaraseitherofthemcouldsee,orguess,wereadarksecret.Thepleasuresofthisleft-handedhoneymoonwereatfulltide.AndtheremainingbriskandoftensunshinyandwarmNovemberandfirstDecemberdayspassedasinadream,reallyanecstaticparadiseofsortsintheverycenterofahumdrumconventionalandpettyandunderpaidwork-a-dayworld.

           InthemeantimetheGriffithshadbeenawayfromthecitysincethemiddleofJuneandeversincetheirdepartureClydehadbeenmeditatinguponthemandalltheyrepresentedinhislifeandthatofthecity.Theirgreathouseclosedandsilent,exceptforgardenersandanoccasionalchauffeurorservantvisibleashewalkedfromtimetotimepasttheplace,wasthesameasashrinetohim,nearlythesymbolofthatheighttowhichbysometurnoffatehemightstillhopetoattain.Forhehadneverquitebeenabletoexpelfromhismindthethoughtthathisfuturemustinsomewaybeidentifiedwiththegrandeurthatwasherelaidoutbeforehim.

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