Американская трагедия

Chapter 38

           Andbesides,thefamilydon’tknowanythingaboutyouyetnotathing.Andifitshouldsuddenlycomeoutnowthatwe’vebeengoingtogetherallthistime,andthatthishashappened,andthatIwasgoingtohavetogetmarriedrightaway,well,gee,they’llknowI’vebeenfooling’emandthey’resuretogetsore.Andthenwhat?Theymightevenfireme."

           Hepausedtoseewhateffectthisexplanationwouldhave,butnotingthesomewhatdubiousexpressionwhichoflatecharacterizedRoberta’sfacewheneverhebeganexcusinghimself,headdedhopefullyandevasively,seekingbyanytrickthathecouldtodelaythissuddenissue:"Besides,I’mnotsosurethatIcan’tfindadoctoryet,either.Ihaven’thadmuchlucksofar,butthat’snotsayingthatIwon’t.Andthere’salittletimeyet,isn’tthere?Surethereis.It’sallrightuptothreemonthsanyway."(HehadsincehadaletterfromRattererwhohadcommentedonthisfact.)"AndIdidhearsomethingtheotherdayofadoctoroverinAlbanywhomightdoit.Anyway,IthoughtI’dgooverandseebeforeIsaidanythingabouthim."

           Hismanner,whenhesaidthis,wassoequivocalthatRobertacouldtellhewasmerelylyingtogaintime.TherewasnodoctorinAlbany.Besidesitwassoplainthatheresentedhersuggestionandwasonlythinkingofsomewayofescapingit.Andsheknewwellenoughthatatnotimehadhesaiddirectlythathewouldmarryher.Andwhileshemighturge,inthelastanalysisshecouldnotforcehimtodoanything.

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