Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           Andwoulditnotbewonderfulifshecouldrunawaywithhimnow—secretly—toCanadaorNewYorkorBoston,oranywhere?Theexcitementherelopementwouldcreatehereandelsewhere—inLycurgus,Albany,Utica!Thetalkandfeelinginherownfamilyaswellaselsewhere!AndGilbertwouldberelatedtoherinspiteofhim—andtheGriffiths,too,whomhermotherandfathersomuchadmired.

           Foramomenttherewaswritteninhereyesthedesireandthedeterminationalmost,todoashesuggested—runaway—makeagreatlarkofthis,herintenseandtruelove.For,oncemarried,whatcouldherparentsdo?AndwasnotClydeworthyofherandthem,too?Ofcourse—eventhoughnearlyallinhersetfanciedthathewasnotquiteallheshouldbe,justbecausehedidn’thaveasmuchmoneyastheyhad.Buthewouldhave—wouldhenot—afterhewasmarriedtoher—andgetasgoodaplaceinherfather’sbusinessasGilGriffithshadinhisfather’s?

           Yetamomentlater,thinkingofherlifehereandwhathergoingoffinsuchawaywouldmeantoherfatherandmotherjustthen—intheverybeginningofthesummerseason—aswellashowitwoulddisruptherownplansandcausehermothertofeelespeciallyangry,andperhapseventobringaboutthedissolutionofthemarriageonthegroundthatshewasnotofage,shepaused—thatgaylightofadventurereplacedbyamarkedtraceofthepracticalandthematerialthatsopersistentlycharacterizedher.

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