Американская трагедия

Chapter 28

           

           Nervousastothesignificanceofallthisandconcernedaboutthefuture,shenowwentovertohimandseizinghiscoatlapelsandlookingintohiseyes,half-pleadedandhalf-demanded:"Now,thisissureforChristmasnight,isit,Clyde?Youwon’tmakeanyotherengagementthistime,willyou?"

           "Oh,don’tworry.Youknowme.YouknowIcouldn’thelpthatother,honey,butI’llbeonhandTuesday,sure,"hereturned.Andkissingher,hehurriedout,feeling,perhaps,thathewasnotactingaswiselyasheshould,butnotseeingclearlyhowotherwisehewastodo.Amancouldn’tbreakoffwithagirlashewastryingtodo,oratleastmightwantto,withoutexercisingsomelittletactordiplomacy,couldhe?Therewasnosenseinthatnoranyrealskill,wasthere?Theremustbesomeotherandbetterwaythanthat,surely.AtthesametimehisthoughtswerealreadyrunningforwardtoSondraandNewYear’sEve.HewasgoingwithhertoSchenectadytoapartyandthenhewouldhaveachancetojudgewhethershewascaringforhimasmuchasshehadseemedtothenightbefore.

           Afterhehadgone,Robertaturnedinaratherlornandwearywayandlookedoutthewindowafterhim,wonderingastowhatherfuturewithhimwastobe,ifatall?Supposingnow,foranyreason,heshouldceasecaringforher.Shehadgivenhimsomuch.Andherfuturewasnowdependentuponhim,hiscontinuedregard.Washegoingtogettiredofhernownotwanttoseeheranymore?Oh,howterriblethatwouldbe

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