Американская трагедия

Chapter 31

           Hisquickconclusionwastoexplainhisabsencethiseveningbyasecondinvitationwhichhadcomelater,alsobyasseveratingthattheGriffithsbeingpotentiallyinchargeofhismaterialwelfare,itwasbecomingmoreandmoreofadutyratherthananidle,evasivepleasuretodesertherinthiswayattheircommand.Couldhehelpit?Andwiththishalf-truthpermanentlyfixedinhismind,hecrossedthesnowandgentlytappedatherwindow.

           Atoncethelightwasextinguishedandamomentlaterthecurtainlifted.ThenRoberta,whohadbeenmournfullybrooding,openedthedoorandadmittedhim,havingpreviouslylitacandleaswashercustominordertoavoiddetectionasmuchaspossible,andatoncehebeganinawhisper:

           "Gee,butthissocietybusinesshereisgettingtobethedizzything,honey.Ineversawsuchatownasthis.Onceyougowiththesepeopleoneplacetodoonething,theyalwayshavesomethingelsetheywantyoutodo.They’reonthegoallthetime.WhenIwentthereFriday(hewasreferringtohislieabouthavinggonetotheGriffiths’),Ithoughtthatwouldbethelastuntilaftertheholidays,butyesterday,andjustwhenIwasplanningtogosomewhereelse,Igotanotesayingtheyexpectedmetocomethereagainto-dayfordinnersure."

           "Andto-daywhenIthoughtthedinnerwouldbeginattwo,"hecontinuedtoexplain,"andendintimeformetobearoundherebyeightlikeIsaid,itdidn’tstartuntilthreeandonlybrokeupafewminutesago.

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