Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           Butshecan’tsayanythingmorethanshehasbefore.AndIhadatalkwithBertinejustnowandshe’sagreedtostickbymeandhelpmeallshecan.Butwe’llhavetobeevenmorecarefulthanevernow,becauseIthinkifMammagottoosuspiciousIdon’tknowwhatshemightdowantustoleavehere,evennowmaybe,justsoIcouldn’tseeyou.YouknowshefeelsthatIshouldn’tbeinterestedinanyoneyetexceptsomeoneshelikes.Youknowhowitis.She’sthatwaywithStuart,too.Butifyou’lltakecarenottoshowthatyoucareformesomuchwheneverwe’rearoundanyoneofourcrowd,Idon’tthinkshe’lldoanythingnotnow,anyhow.Lateron,inthefall,whenwe’rebackinLycurgus,thingswillbedifferent.I’llbeofagethen,andI’mgoingtoseewhatIcando.Ineverlovedanyonebefore,butIdoloveyou,and,well,Iwon’tgiveyouup,that’sall.Iwon’t.Andtheycan’tmakeme,either!"

           Shestampedherfootandstruckherboot,thewhilethetwohorseslookedidlyandvacantlyabout.AndClyde,enthusedandastonishedbythisseconddefinitedeclarationinhisbehalf,aswellasfiredbythethoughtthatnow,ifever,hemightsuggesttheelopementandmarriageandsoridhimselfoftheswordthathungsothreateninglyabovehim,nowgazedatSondra,hiseyesfilledwithanervoushopeandanervousfear.Forshemightrefuse,andchange,too,shockedbythesuddennessofhissuggestion.Andhehadnomoneyandnoplaceinmindwheretheymightgoeither,incasesheacceptedhisproposal.

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