Американская трагедия

Chapter 29

           BesidesI’mgoingtoresignprettysoonandgetaplacesomewhereelse,Ithink,andthenitwon’tmakeanydifference.Icantellanybody,andsocanhe."

           Robertawasthinkingnowthat,inthefaceofherrecenttreatmentatthehandsofClyde,aswellasbecauseofthewayinwhichshehadgivenherselftohimwithoutdueprecautionastoherultimaterehabilitationviamarriage,thatperhapsthiswasnotexactlytrue.Hemightnot—avague,almostformless,fearthis,asyet—wanthertotellanybodynow—ever.Andunlessheweregoingtocontinuetoloveherandmarryher,shemightnotwantanyonetoknowofit,either.Thewretched,shameful,difficultpositioninwhichshehadplacedherselfbyallthis.

           Ontheotherhand,Mrs.Alden,learningthuscasuallyoftheoddandseeminglyclandestinenatureofthisrelationship,wasnotonlytroubledbutpuzzled,soconcernedwassheforRoberta’shappiness.For,although,asshenowsaidtoherself,Robertawassuchagood,pureandcarefulgirl—thebestandmostunselfishandwisestofallherchildren—stillmightitnotbepossible—?But,no,noonewaslikelytoeithereasilyorsafelycompromiseorbetrayRoberta.Shewastooconservativeandgood,andsonowsheadded:"Arelativeoftheowner,yousay—theMr.SamuelGriffithsyouwroteabout?"

           "Yes,Mamma.He’shisnephew.

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