Американская трагедия

Chapter 28

           Coupledasthiswaswiththedisappointmentoftheprecedingevening,whenClydehadfailedtoappear,togetherwithhismannerofthemorningwhichtoherhadseemedself-absorbed,ifnotexactlydistant,shebegantowonderwhatitwasthatwasbringingaboutthissuddenchange.Perhapshecouldnotavoidattendingameetinganymorethanhecouldavoidgoingtohisuncle’swhenhewasasked.Butthedaybefore,followinghiswordtoherthathecouldnotbewithherthatevening,hismannerwasgayer,lesssober,thanhissupposedaffectioninthefaceofherdeparturewouldwarrant.Afterallhehadknownbeforethatshewastobegoneforthreedays.Healsoknewthatnothingweighedonhermorethanbeingabsentfromhimanylengthoftime.

           Atoncehermoodfromoneofhopefulnesschangedtooneofdeepdepressiontheblues.Lifewasalwaysdoingthingslikethistoher.HereitwastwodaysbeforeChristmas,andnowshewouldhavetogotoBiltz,wheretherewasnothingmuchbutsuchcheerasshecouldbring,andallbyherself,andafterscarcelyamomentwithhim.Shereturnedtoherbench,herfaceshowingalltheunhappinessthathadsuddenlyovertakenher.HermannerwaslistlessandhermovementsindifferentachangewhichClydenoticed;butstill,becauseofhissuddenanddesperatefeelingforSondra,hecouldnotnowbringhimselftorepent.

           Atone,thegiantwhistlesofsomeoftheneighboringfactoriessoundingtheSaturdayclosinghours,bothheandRobertabetookthemselvesseparatelytoherroom.

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