Американская трагедия

Chapter 45

           

           Butno,shewouldnot,andhewouldnotmarryherandthatwasalltherewastoit.Sheneednotthinkthatshecouldmakehim.No,no,no!Attimes,wheninsuchmoods,hefeltthathecoulddoanythingdrownhereasilyenough,andshewouldonlyhaveherselftoblame.

           Thenagainhismorecoweringsenseofwhatsocietywouldthinkanddo,ifitknew,whathehimselfwouldbecompelledtothinkofhimselfafterwards,fairlywellsatisfiedhimthatasmuchashedesiredtostay,hewasnottheonetodoanythingatallandinconsequencemustflee.

           AndsoitwasthatTuesday,WednesdayandThursdayfollowingRoberta’sletterreceivedonMonday,hadpassed.Andthen,onThursdaynight,followingamosttorturesomementaldayonhisandRoberta’spartforthatmatter,thisiswhathereceived:

           Biltz,Wednesday,June30th.

           DEARCLYDE:

           ThisistotellyouthatunlessIhearfromyoueitherbytelephoneorletterbeforenoon,Friday,IshallbeinLycurgusthatsamenight,andtheworldwillknowhowyouhavetreatedme.Icannotandwillnotwaitandsufferonemorehour.Iregrettobecompelledtotakethisstep,butyouhaveallowedallthistimetogoinsilencereally,andSaturdayisthethird,andwithoutanyplansofanykind.Mywholelifeisruinedandsowillyoursbeinameasure,butIcannotfeelthatIamentirelytoblame.

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