Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           Youknewthat,didn’tyou?"

           "Why,no,sir,Ididn’tknowthatIwasn’tcomingback.IthoughtIwas."

           "Prettyclever.Prettyclever,"thoughtMasontohimself,butnotsayingso,andthen,rapidly:"Andsoinordertomakeeverythingeasyandnaturalaspossibleforyoutocomeback,youtookyourownbagwithyouandlefthersupthere.Isthattheway?Howaboutthat?"

           "ButIdidn’ttakeitbecauseIwasgoingaway.Wedecidedtoputourlunchinit."

           "We,oryou?"

           "We."

           "Andsoyouhadtocarrythatbigbaginordertotakealittlelunchalong,eh?Couldn’tyouhavetakenitinapaper,orinherbag?"

           "Well,herbagwasfull,andIdidn’tliketocarryanythinginapaper."

           "Oh,Isee.Tooproudandsensitive,eh?Butnottooproudtocarryaheavybagalltheway,saytwelvemiles,inthenighttoThreeMileBay,andnotashamedtobeseendoingit,either,wereyou?"

           "Well,aftershewasdrownedandIdidn’twanttobeknownashavingbeenuptherewithher,andhadtogoalong—"

           HepausedwhileMasonmerelylookedathim,thinkingofthemany,manyquestionshewantedtoaskhimsomany,manymore,andwhich,ashekneworguessed,wouldbeimpossibleforhimtoexplain

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