Американская трагедия

Chapter 45

           AtanyratehemusttellhersomethingthatwouldquietheruntilaftertheFourthmakeherstayupthereuntilatleasthecouldperfectsomeplanbringhimselftotheplacewherehecoulddoonethingortheother.Onethingortheother.

           Withoutpausingtoplananythingmorethanjustthisatthistime,hehurriedtothenearesttelephonewherehewasleastlikelytobeoverheard.And,gettingheroncemore,beganoneofthoselongandevasiveand,inthisinstance,ingratiatingexplanationswhicheventually,afterhehadinsistedthathehadactuallybeensickconfinedtohisroomwithafeverandhencenotabletogettoatelephoneandbecause,ashenowsaid,hehadfinallydecidedthatitwouldbebestifheweretomakesomeexplanationtohisuncle,sothathemightreturnsometimeinthefuture,ifnecessaryhe,byusingthemostpleading,ifnotactuallyaffectionate,tonesandaskinghertoconsiderwhatastatehehadbeenin,too,wasablenotonlytomakeherbelievethattherewassomeexcuseforhisdelayandsilence,butalsotointroducetheplanthathenowhadinmind;whichwasifonlyshecouldwaituntilthesixth,thenassuredly,withoutfailastoanyparticular,hewouldmeetheratanyplaceshewouldchoosetocomeHomer,Fonda,Lycurgus,LittleFallsonlysincetheyweretryingtokeepeverythingsosecret,hewouldsuggestthatshecometoFondaonthemorningofthesixthinordertomakethenoontrainforUtica.

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