Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           

           Butmostfoolishlyanticipating,ashenowdid,afuturemoresubstantialthanthegenerallocalcircumstanceswarranted,hewasmoreconcernedthaneverlesthispresentrelationshiptoRobertashouldinanywayproveinimicaltoallthis.SupposingthatSondraatsometime,insomeway,shouldfindoutconcerningRoberta?Howfatalthatwouldbe!OrthatRobertashouldbecomeawareofhisdevotiontoSondraandsodevelopanactiveresentmentwhichshouldcarryhertothelengthofdenouncingorexposinghim.ForsubsequenttotheNewYear’sEveengagement,hewasalltoofrequentlyappearingatthefactoryofamorningwithexplanatorystatementsthatbecauseofsomeinvitationfromtheGriffiths,Harriets,orothers,hewouldnotbeabletokeepanengagementwithherthatnight,forinstance,thathehadmadeadayortwobefore.Andlater,onthreedifferentoccasions,becauseSondrahadcalledforhiminhercar,hehaddepartedwithoutaword,trustingtowhatmightcometohimthenextdayinthewayofanexcusetosmooththematterover.

           Yetanomalous,ifnotexactlyunprecedentedasitmayseem,thisconditionofmingledsympathyandoppositiongaveriseatlasttothefeelinginhimthatcomewhatmighthemustfindsomemethodofseveringthistie,eventhoughitlaceratedRobertatothepointofdeath(Whyshouldhecare?Hehadnevertoldherthathewouldmarryher.)orendangeredhisownpositionhereincaseshewerenotsatisfiedtoreleasehimasvoicelesslyashewished.

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