Американская трагедия

Chapter 28

           

           ShestoodinherroomponderingthisnewproblemasClydearrived,hisChristmaspackageunderhisarm,butstillfixedinhisdeterminationtomodifyhispresentrelationshipwithRoberta,ifhecouldyet,atthesametimeanxioustoputasinconsequentialafaceontheproceedingaspossible.

           "Gee,I’mawfullysorryaboutthis,Bert,"hebeganbriskly,hismanneramixtureofattemptedgayety,sympathyanduncertainty."Ihadn’tanideauntilaboutacoupleofhoursagothattheyweregoingtohavethismeeting.Butyouknowhowitis.Youjustcan’tgetoutofathinglikethis.You’renotgoingtofeeltoobad,areyou?"Foralready,fromherexpressionatthefactoryaswellashere,hehadgatheredthathermoodwasofthedarkest."I’mgladIgotthechancetobringthisaroundtoyou,though,"headded,handingthegifttoher."Imeanttobringitaroundlastnightonlythatotherbusinesscameup.Gee,I’msorryaboutthewholething.Really,Iam."

           Delightedasshemighthavebeenthenightbeforeifthisgifthadbeengiventoher,Robertanowputtheboxonthetable,allthezestthatmighthavebeenjoinedwithitcompletelybanished.

           "Didyouhaveagoodtimelastnight,dear?"shequeried,curiousastotheoutcomeoftheeventthathadrobbedherofhim.

           "Oh,prettygood,"returnedClyde,anxioustoputasdeceptiveafaceaspossibleonthenightthathadmeantsomuchtohimandspelledsomuchdangertoher.

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