Американская трагедия

Chapter 37

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           "Well,inthefirstplace,"histonewasmorecomfortableandpleasantthanbefore—heseemedtobesnatchingataplausibleexcuseforextricatinghimselffromacasewhichpromisedlittleotherthandangeranddifficulty,"thismaynotbeasseriousasyouthink.Iknowyou’reprobablyverymuchfrightened,butit’snotunusualforwomentomissaperiod.Atanyrate,withoutanexaminationitwouldn’tbepossibletobesure,andevenifyouwere,themostadvisablethingwouldbetowaitanothertwoweeks.Youmayfindthenthatthereisnothingwrong.Iwouldn’tbesurprisedifyoudid.Youseemtobeoversensitiveandnervousandthatsometimesbringsaboutdelaysofthiskind—merenervousness.Atanyrate,ifyou’lltakemyadvice,whateveryoudo,you’llnotdoanythingnowbutjustgohomeandwaituntilyou’rereallysure.Forevenifanythingweretobedone,itwouldn’tbeadvisableforyoutodoanythingbeforethen."

           "ButI’vealreadytakensomepillsandtheyhaven’thelpedme,"pleadedRoberta.

           "Whatwerethey?"askedGlenninterestedly,and,afterhehadlearned,merelycommented:"Oh,those.Well,theywouldn’tbelikelytobeofanyrealservicetoyou,ifyouwerepregnant.ButIstillsuggestthatyouwait,andifyoufindyoupassyoursecondperiod,thenitwillbetimeenoughtoact,althoughIearnestlyadviseyou,eventhen,todonothingifyoucanhelpit,becauseIconsideritwrongtointerferewithnatureinthisway.

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