Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           YetatthesametimesayingtohimselfthatifthisotherdreaminregardtoSondraweretocometruehemustnotlethimselfbereentangledbyanygreatormovingsympathymustmaintainhisnewpoiseanddistancesothatRobertacouldseethathenolongercaredforherashehad.Reachingtheappointedplaceatsixo’clock,hefoundherleaningdisconsolatelyagainstatreeintheshadow.Shelookeddistraught,despondent.

           "Why,what’sthematter,Bert?Whatareyousofrightenedabout?What’shappened?"

           Evenhisobviouslydwindlingaffectionwasrestimulatedbyherquitevisibleneedofhelp.

           "Oh,Clyde,"shesaidatlast,"Ihardlyknowhowtotellyou.It’ssoterribleformeifit’sso."Hervoice,tenseandyetlow,wasinitselfaclearproofofheranguishanduncertainty.

           "Why,whatisit,Bert?Whydon’tyoutellme?"hereiterated,brisklyandyetcautiously,essayinganairofdetachedassurancewhichhecouldnotquitemanageinthisinstance."What’swrong?Whatareyousoexcitedabout?You’realltrembly."

           Becauseofthefactthatneverbeforeinallhislifehadhebeenconfrontedbyanysuchpredicamentasthis,itdidnotevennowoccurtohimjustwhatthetruedifficultycouldbe.Atthesametime,beingratherestrangedandhenceembarrassedbyhisrecenttreatmentofher,hewaspuzzledastojustwhatattitudetoassumeinasituationwhereobviouslysomethingwaswrong.

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