Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           CarlGrahamhaveboughtthatinWhitely’s,andsowithoutthepossibilityofitsbeingtracedtohim?Assuredly.Andasforherclothes,evenassumingthattheydidgotoproveheridentity,woulditnotbeassumed,byherparentsaswellasothers,thatshehadgoneonthistripwithastrangemanbythenameofGoldenorGraham,andwouldtheynotwantthathushedupwithoutfurtherado?Atanyrate,hewouldhopeforthebestkeepuphisnerve,putonastrong,pleasant,cheerfulfronthere,sothatnoonewouldthinkofhimastheone,sincehehadnotactuallykilledher,anyhow.

           Herehewasinthisfinecar.AndSondra,aswellasBertine,waitingforhim.HewouldhavetosaythathewasjustupfromAlbanyhadbeenonsomeerrandoverthereforhisunclewhichhadtakenallofthistimesinceTuesday.AndwhileheshouldbeblissfullyhappywithSondra,stillherewereallofthosedreadfulthingsofwhichnowallofthetimehewouldbecompelledtothink.Thedangerthatinsomeinadvertentwayhehadnotquitecoveredallthetracksthatmightleadtohim.Andifhehadnot!Exposure!Arrest!Perhapsahastyandunjustconvictionpunishment,even!Unlesshewasabletoexplainaboutthataccidentalblow.TheendofallhisdreamsinconnectionwithSondraLycurgusthegreatlifethathehadhopedforhimself.Butcouldheexplainastothat?Couldhe?God!

           

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