Американская трагедия

Chapter 42

           Butlater—andbecauseofthat,andashewasputtingoutthelightbeforegettingintobed,andstillthinkingofthecomplicatedproblemwhichhisownlifeherepresented,hewasstruckbythethought(whatdevil’swhisper?—whatevilhintofanevilspirit?)—supposingthatheandRoberta—no,sayheandSondra—(no,Sondracouldswimsowell,andsocouldhe)—heandRobertawereinasmallboatsomewhereanditshouldcapsizeattheverytime,say,ofthisdreadfulcomplicationwhichwassoharassinghim?Whatanescape?Whatarelieffromagiganticandbynowreallydestroyingproblem!Ontheotherhand—hold—notsofast!—forcouldamaneventhinkofsuchasolutioninconnectionwithsodifficultaproblemashiswithoutcommittingacrimeinhisheart,really—ahorrible,terriblecrime?Hemustnoteventhinkofsuchathing.Itwaswrong—wrong—terriblywrong.Andyet,supposing—byaccident,ofcourse—suchathingasthisdidoccur?Thatwouldbetheend,then,wouldn’tit,ofallhistroublesinconnectionwithRoberta?Nomoreterrorastoher—nomorefearandheartacheevenastoSondra.Anoiseless,pathless,quarrellesssolutionofallhispresentdifficulties,andonlyjoybeforehimforever.

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