Американська трагедія

Chapter 25

           "Verycheerful,don’tyouthink?Notmuchlikepicturesofamanwhohasjustexperiencedagreatchangeofheartafteramostterrificperiodofdoubtandworryandevilconductandhasjustseenthewomanwhomhehadmostcruellywronged,butwhomhenowproposedtodorightby,suddenlydrowned.Theylookasthoughyouhadn’tacareintheworld,don’tthey?"

           "Well,theywerejustgrouppictures.Icouldn’tverywellkeepoutofthem."

           "Butthisoneinthewaterhere.Didn’tittroubleyoutheleastbittogointhewaterthesecondorthirddayafterRobertaAldenhadsunktothebottomofBigBittern,andespeciallywhenyouhadexperiencedsuchaninspiringchangeofheartinregardtoher?"

           "Ididn’twantanyonetoknowIhadbeenuptherewithher."

           "Weknowallaboutthat.Buthowaboutthisbanjopicturehere.Lookatthis!"Andhehelditout."Verygay,isn’tit?"hesnarled.AndnowClyde,dubiousandfrightened,replied:

           "ButIwasn’tenjoyingmyselfjustthesame!"

           "Notwhenyouwereplayingthebanjohere?Notwhenyouwereplayinggolfandtenniswithyourfriendstheverynextdayafterherdeath?Notwhenyouwerebuyingandeatingthirteen-dollarlunches?NotwhenyouwerewithMissXagain,andwhereyouyourselftestifiedthatyoupreferredtobe?"

           Mason’smannerwassnarling,punitive,sinister,bitterlysarcastic.

           "Well,notjustthen,anyhowno,sir.

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