Американская трагедия

Chapter 39

           

           Again,knowingthat,unlesssomehithertounforeseenaidshouldeventuate,hewasheadingstraighttowardadisasterwhichcouldnotmuchlongerbeobviated,heevenallowedhimselftodreamthat,oncethefatalhourwasathandandRoberta,nolongertobeputoffbyanyformofsubterfuge,wasabouttoexposehim,hemightevenflatlydenythathehadeverheldanysuchrelationshipwithherasthenshewouldbecharging—ratherthatatalltimeshisrelationshipwithherhadbeenthatofadepartmentmanagertoemployee—nomore.Terror—noless!

           Butatthesametime,earlyinMay,whenRoberta,becauseofvariousgestativesignsandailments,wasbeginningtoexplain,aswellasinsist,toClydethatbynostretchoftheimaginationorcouragecouldshebeexpectedtoretainherpositionatthefactoryorworklaterthanJunefirst,becausebythenthelikelihoodofthegirlstherebeginningtonoticesomething,wouldbetoogreatforhertoendure,SondrawasbeginningtoexplainthatnotsomuchlaterthanthefourthorfifthofJunesheandhermotherandStuart,togetherwithsomeservants,wouldbegoingtotheirnewlodgeatTwelfthLakeinordertosupervisecertaininstallationsthenbeingmadebeforetheregularseasonshouldbegin.

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