Американская трагедия

Chapter 36

           )"OnlyI’maboutasnewandgreenhereasanybodyandsoI’mkindastumped.Butyou’vebeenherelongerthanIhave,Iguess,andsoIthoughtImightaskyou."

           Hismannerashesaidthiswasasnonchalantashecouldmakeit,thewhilehedecidednowthatthiswasamistakethatShortwouldmostcertainlythinkhimafoolorqueer.YetShort,takenbackbythenatureofthequery,whichhesensedasoddcomingfromClydetohim(hehadnotedClyde’ssuddenrestraintandslightnervousness),wasstillsopleasedtothinkthateveninconnectionwithsoticklishathingasthis,heshouldbemadetherecipientofhisconfidence,thatheinstantlyrecoveredhisformerpoiseandaffability,andreplied:"Why,sure,ifit’sanythingIcanhelpyouwith,Mr.Griffiths,I’llbeonlytoogladto.Goahead,whatisit?"

           "Well,it’sthisway,"beganClyde,notalittlerevivedbytheother’sheartyresponse,yetloweringhisvoiceinordertogivethedreadfulsubjectitspropermediumofobscurity,asitwere."Hiswife’salreadytwomonthsgoneandhecan’taffordakidyetandhedoesn’tknowhowtogetridofit.Itoldhimlastmonthwhenhefirstcametometotryacertainmedicinethatusuallyworks"—thistoimpressShortwithhisownpersonalwisdomandresourcefulnessinsuchsituationsandhencebyimplicationtoclearhisownskirts,asitwere—"ButIguesshedidn’thandleitright.Anyhowhe’sallworkedupaboutitnowandwantstoseesomedoctorwhocoulddosomethingforher,yousee.

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