Американская трагедия

Chapter 28

           Impossible!Besides,atthefirsthintofreciprocalloveonthepartofSondra,wouldhenotbeanxiousanddeterminedtodesertRobertaifhecould?Andwhynot?AscontrastedwithoneofSondra’spositionandbeauty,whathadRobertareallytoofferhim?AndwoulditbefairinoneofherstationandconsideringtheconnectionsandthepossibilitiesthatSondraoffered,forhertodemandorassumethatheshouldcontinueadeepandundividedinterestinherasopposedtothisother?Thatwouldnotreallybefair,wouldit?

           ItwasthusthathecontinuedtospeculatewhileRoberta,precedinghimtoherroom,wasaskingherselfwhatwasthisnowthathadsosuddenlycomeuponher—overClyde—thissuddenindifference,thiswillingnesstobreakapre-Christmasdate,andwhenshewasabouttoleaveforhomeandnottoseehimforthreedaysandoverChristmas,too,tomakehimnotwishtoridewithherevensofarasFonda.Hemightsaythatitwasthatmeeting,butwasit?Shecouldhavewaiteduntilfourifnecessary,butsomethinginhismannerhadprecludedthat—somethingdistantandevasive.Oh,whatdidthisallmean?And,sosoonaftertheestablishingofthisintimacy,whichatfirstanduptonowatleasthadseemedtobedrawingthemindivisiblytogether.Diditspellachange—dangertoortheendevenoftheirwonderfullovedream?Oh,dear!Andshehadgivenhimsomuchandnowhisloyaltymeanteverything—herfuture—herlife.

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