Американская трагедия

Chapter 46

           Hiseyesweresomber,resentfulandyetnervous.Coulditnothappenagainsuccessfullyinthiscase?

           Butherehewasnowuponthesameplatformwithherastheresultofherpersistentandillogicaldemands,andhemustbethinkinghow,andboldly,hemustcarryouttheplanswhich,forfourdays,oreversincehehadtelephonedher,andinadimmerwayforthetenprecedingthose,hehadbeenplanning.Thissettledcoursemustnotbeinterferedwithnow.Hemustact!Hemustnotletfearinfluencehimtoanythinglessthanhehadnowplanned.

           Andsoitwasthathenowsteppedforthinorderthatshemightseehim,atthesametimegivingherawiseandseeminglyfriendlyandinformativelookasiftosay,"YouseeIamhere."Butbehindthelook!Ifonlyshecouldhavepiercedbeneaththesurfaceandsensedthatdarkandtorturedmood,howspeedilyshewouldhavefled.Butnowseeinghimactuallypresent,aheavyshadowthatwaslurkinginhereyeslifted,thesomewhatdown-turnedcornersofhermouthreversedthemselves,andwithoutappearingtorecognizehim,sheneverthelessbrightenedandatonceproceededtothewindowtopurchasehertickettoUtica,ashehadinstructedhertodo.

           Andshewasnowthinkingthatatlast,atlasthehadcome.Andhewasgoingtotakeheraway.Andhenceakindofgratefulnessforthiswellingupinher.Fortheyweretobetogetherforsevenoreightmonthsattheleast.Andwhileitmighttaketactandpatiencetoadjustthings,stillitmightandprobablycouldbedone.

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