Американская трагедия

Chapter 47

           Never!Never!AndthatinspiteofRobertaprotestingthatshewasgettingtired;anddidhenotthinktheyoughttobestartingbackprettysoon?Itmustbeafterfive,surely.AndClyde,assuringherthatpresentlytheywouldafterhehadmadeoneortwomorepicturesofherintheboatwiththosewonderfultreesthatislandandthisdarkwateraroundandbeneathher.

           Hiswet,damp,nervoushands!Andhisdark,liquid,nervouseyes,lookinganywherebutather.

           Andthenoncemoreonthewateragainaboutfivehundredfeetfromshore,thewhilehefumbledaimlesslywiththehardandheavyandyetsmallcamerathathenowheld,astheboatfloatedoutnearerthecenter.Andthen,atthispointandtimelookingfearfullyabout.Fornownowinspiteofhimself,thelongevadedandyetcommandingmoment.Andnovoiceorfigureorsoundonshore.Noroadorcabinorsmoke!Andthemomentwhichheorsomethinghadplannedforhim,andwhichwasnowtodecidehisfateathand!Themomentofactionofcrisis!Allthatheneededtodonowwastoturnswiftlyandsavagelytoonesideortheotherleapupupontheleftwaleorrightandupsettheboat;or,failingthat,rockitswiftly,andifRobertaprotestedtoomuch,strikeherwiththecamerainhishand,oroneoftheoarsathisright.

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