Американська трагедія

Chapter 30

           

           Nevertheless,asshesoondiscovered,therewereotherfactorstobeconsidered—carfare,herownpersonalexpensesinUticaandelsewhere,tosaynothingofcertainverynecessarysumstobesenttoDenvertoherhusband,whohadlittleornothingtogoonatpresent,andwho,becauseofthisverygreattragedyinthefamily,hadbeenmadeill—soillindeedthatthelettersfromFrankandJuliawerebecomingverydisturbing.Itwaspossiblethathemightnotgetwellatall.Somehelpwasnecessarythere.

           Andinconsequence,inadditiontopayingherownexpenseshere,Mrs.Griffithswasliterallycompelledtodeductotherreducingsumsfromthis,herpresentandonlysourceofincome.Itwasterrible—consideringClyde’spredicament—butneverthelessmustshenotsustainherselfineverywayinordertowintovictory?ShecouldnotreasonablyabandonherhusbandinordertoaidClydealone.

           Yetinthefaceofthis—astimewenton,theaudiencesgrowingsmallerandsmalleruntilatlasttheyconstitutedlittlemorethanahandful—andbarelypayingherexpenses—althoughthroughthisprocessnone-the-lessshefinallymanagedtoputaside—overandaboveallherexpenses—elevenhundreddollars.

           Yet,also,justatthistime,andinamomentofextremeanxiety,FrankandJuliawiringherthatifshedesiredtoseeAsaagainshehadbettercomehomeatonce.Hewasexceedinglylowandnotexpectedtolive.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 1350 з 1435