Американская трагедия

Chapter 45

           Thisitemthatyouhaveread—doyouthinkitwasplacedinyourhandsfornothing?RememberBigBittern,thedeep,blue-blackwater,theislandtothesouth,theloneroadtoThreeMileBay?Howsuitabletoyourneeds!Arow-boatoracanoeupsetinsuchalakeandRobertawouldpassforeverfromyourlife.Shecannotswim!Thelake—thelake—thatyouhaveseen—thatIhaveshownyou—isitnotidealforthepurpose?Soremovedandsolittlefrequentedandyetcomparativelynear—butahundredmilesfromhere.AndhoweasyforyouandRobertatogothere—notdirectlybutindirectly—onthispurelyimaginativemarriage-tripthatyouhavealreadyagreedto.Andallthatyouneeddonowistochangeyourname—andhers—orletherkeepherownandyouuseyours.Youhaveneverpermittedhertospeakofyouandthisrelationship,andsheneverhas.Youhavewrittenherbutformalnotes.Andnowifyoushouldmeethersomewhereasyouhavealreadyagreedto,andwithoutanyoneseeingyou,youmighttravelwithher,asinthepasttoFonda,toBigBittern—orsomepointnearthere."

           "ButthereisnohotelatBigBittern,"atoncecorrectedClyde."Amereshackthatentertainsbutfewpeopleandthatnotverywell."

           "Allthebetter.Thelesspeoplearelikelytobethere."

           "Butwemightbeseenonthetraingoinguptogether.Iwouldbeidentifiedashavingbeenwithher.

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