Американская трагедия

Chapter 37

           Forinthesedays,therewasnolongerthatlingeringintimacywhichformerlywouldhavecharacterizedboth.Inthoseotherandsorecentdays,asRobertawasconstantlythinking,hewouldhavebeenonlytoogladinsuchaplaceasthis,ifnotonsuchanoccasion,todraghissteps,putanarmaboutherwaist,andtalkaboutnothingatallthenight,theworkatthefactory,Mr.Liggett,hisuncle,thecurrentmovies,someplacetheywereplanningtogo,somethingtheywouldlovetodotogetheriftheycould.Butnow...Andonthisparticularoccasion,whenmostofall,andifever,sheneededthefullstrengthofhisdevotionandsupport!Yetnow,asshecouldsee,hewasmostnervouslyconcernedastowhether,goingaloneinthisway,shewasgoingtogetscaredand"backout";whethershewasgoingtothinktosaytherightthingattherighttimeandconvincethedoctorthathemustdosomethingforher,andforanominalfee.

           "Well,Bert,howaboutyou?Allright?You’renotgoingtogetcoldfeetnow,areyou?Gee,Ihopenotbecausethisisgoingtobeagoodchancetogetthisthingdoneandoverwith.Anditisn’tlikeyouweregoingtosomeonewhohadn’tdoneanythinglikethisbefore,youknow,becausethisfellowhas.Igotthatstraight.Allyouhavetodonow,istosay,well,youknow,thatyou’reintrouble,see,andthatyoudon’tknowhowyou’regoingtogetoutofitunlesshe’llhelpyouinsomeway,becauseyouhaven’tanyfriendshereyoucangoto.

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