Американская трагедия

Chapter 27

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           Shehadbeenabouttosay"me,"buthadchangeditto"us."Shewasthinkingthatthiswouldcertainlydemonstratehercontroloverhimtoallthoseothers,seeingthatitnullifiedMissPhant’sinvitation.AndatonceClydeaccepted,andwithdelight,sinceitwouldbringhimincontactwithheragain.

           AtthesametimehewasastonishedandalmostaghastoverthefactthatinthiscasualandyetveryintimateanddefinitewayshewasplanningforhimtoreencounterBella,whowouldatoncecarrythenewsofhisgoingwithherandtheseotherstoherfamily.Andwhatwouldnotthatspell,seeingthatevenasyettheGriffithshadnotinvitedhimanywherenotevenforChristmas?ForalthoughthefactofClydehavingbeenpickedupbySondrainhercaraswellaslater,thathehadbeeninvitedtotheNowandThen,hadcometotheirears,stillnothinghadbeendone.GilbertGriffithswaswroth,hisfatherandmotherpuzzledastotheirpropercoursebutremaininginactivenonetheless.

           Butthegroup,accordingtoSondra,mightremaininSchenectadyuntilthefollowingmorning,afactwhichshedidnottroubletoexplaintoClydeatfirst.AndbynowhehadforgottenthatRoberta,havingreturnedfromherlongstayatBiltzbythen,andhavingbeendesertedbyhimoverChristmas,wouldmostassuredlybeexpectinghimtospendNewYear’sEvewithher.Thatwasacomplicationwhichwastodawnlater.NowheonlysawblissinSandra’sthoughtofhimandatonceeagerlyandenthusiasticallyagreed.

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