Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           

           ToRoberta,sincehewouldnotwriteher,hewastelephoningbrieflyandinasnon-committalamanneraspossible.Howwasshe?Hewassogladtohearfromherandtoknowthatshewasoutinthecountryandathome,whereitmustbemuchnicerthaninthefactoryhereinthisweather.Everythingwasgoingsmoothly,ofcourse,andexceptforasuddenrushoforderswhichmadeitratherhardtheselasttwodays,allwasasbefore.Hewasdoinghisbesttosaveacertainamountofmoneyforacertainprojectaboutwhichsheknew,butotherwisehewasnotworryingaboutanything—andshemustnot.Hehadnotwrittenbeforebecauseofthework,andcouldnotwritemuch—thereweresomanythingstodo—buthemissedseeingherinheroldplace,andwaslookingforwardtoseeingheragainsoon.IfshewerecomingdowntowardLycurgusasshesaid,andreallythoughtitimportanttoseehim,well,thatcouldbearranged,maybe—butwasitnecessaryrightnow?Hewassoverybusyandexpectedtoseeherlater,ofcourse.

           ButatthesametimehewaswritingSondrathatassuredlyontheeighteenth,andtheweek-endfollowing,ifpossible,hewouldbewithher.

           So,byvirtueofsuchmentalprestidigitationandtergiversation,inspiredandanimatedasitwasbyhisdesireforSondra,hisinabilitytofacethefactsinconnectionwithRoberta,heachievedthemuch-covetedprivilegeofagainseeingher,overoneweek-endatleast,andinsuchasettingasneverbeforeinhislifehadhebeenprivilegedtowitness.

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