Американская трагедия

Chapter 37

           Butnowtherealizationthatherproblemwasnottobesolvedatall,bythismanatleast,causedhertobeseizedwithwhatmightbestbedescribedasmorbidpanic.

           Suddenlybeginningtoopenandshutherfingersandatthesametimebeatingherknees,whileherfacecontorteditselfwithpainandterror,sheexclaimed:"Butyoudon’tunderstand,doctor,youdon’tunderstand!IHAVEtogetoutofthisinsomeway!Ihaveto.Itisn’tlikeItoldyouatall.I’mnotmarried.Ihaven’tanyhusbandatall.But,oh,youdon’tknowwhatthismeanstome.Myfamily!Myfather!Mymother!Ican’ttellyou.ButImustgetoutofit.Imust!Imust!Oh,youdon’tknow,youdon’tknow!Imust!Imust!"Shebegantorockbackwardandforward,atthesametimeswayingfromsidetosideasinatrance.

           AndGlenn,surprisedandstartledbythissuddendemonstrationaswellasemotionallyaffected,andyetatthesametimeadvisedtherebythathisoriginalsurmisehadbeencorrect,andhencethatRobertahadbeenlying,aswellasthatifhewishedtokeephimselfoutofthishemustnowassumeafirmandevenheartlessattitude,askedsolemnly:"Youarenotmarried,yousay?"

           ForanswernowRobertamerelyshookherheadnegativelyandcontinuedtocry.Andatlastgatheringthefullimportofhersituation,Dr.Glenngotup,hisfaceastudyoftroubledandyetconservativecautionandsympathy.Butwithoutsayinganythingatfirsthemerelylookedatherasshewept.

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