Американская трагедия

Chapter 31

           Wasitineitherofthosethathewasmostinterested?

           "DoyoulikethatMissFinchleyverymuch?"shesuddenlyasked,lookingupathimintheshadow,herdesiretoobtainsomeslightsatisfaction—somelittlelightonallthistrouble—stilltorturingher.

           AtonceClydesensedtheimportanceofthequestion—asuggestionofpartiallysuppressedinterestandjealousyandhelplessness,moreinhervoiceeventhaninthewayshelooked.Therewassomethingsosoft,coaxingandsadabouthervoiceattimes,especiallywhenshewasmostdepressed.AtthesametimehewasslightlytakenbackbytheshrewdortelepathicwayinwhichsheappearedtofixonSondra.Immediatelyhefeltthatsheshouldnotknow—thatitwouldirritateher.Atthesametime,vanityinregardtohisgeneralpositionhere,whichhourlywasbecomingmoresecureapparently,causedhimtosay:

           "Oh,Ilikehersome,sure.She’sverypretty,andadandydancer.Andshehaslotsofmoneyanddresseswell."HewasabouttoaddthatoutsideofthatSondraappealedtohiminnootherway,whenRoberta,sensingsomethingofthetrueinteresthefeltinthisgirlperhapsandthewidegulfthatlaybetweenherselfandallhisworld,suddenlyexclaimed:"Yes,andwhowouldn’t,withallthemoneyshehas?IfIhadasmuchmoneyasthat,Icouldtoo."

           Andtohisastonishmentanddismayeven,atthispointhervoicegrewsuddenlyvibrantandthenbroke,asonasob.

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