Американська трагедія

Chapter 3

           Certainlythishomelifeoftheirswasprettydarknow,anditwouldbedarkerinsteadofbrighterbecauseofthis.

           Presentlytheparentscameout,andthenMrs.Griffiths’face,ifstillsetandconstrained,wassomehowalittledifferent,lesssavageperhaps,morehopelesslyresigned.

           "Esta’sseenfittoleaveus,foralittlewhile,anyhow,"wasallshesaidatfirst,seeingthechildrenwaitingcuriously."Now,you’renottoworryaboutheratall,orthinkanymoreaboutit.She’llcomebackafterawhile,I’msure.Shehaschosentogoherownway,foratime,forsomereason.TheLord’swillbedone."("BlessedbethenameoftheLord!"interpolatedAsa.)"Ithoughtshewashappyherewithus,butapparentlyshewasn’t.Shemustseesomethingoftheworldforherself,Isuppose."(HereAsaputinanotherTst!Tst!Tst!)"Butwemustn’tharborhardthoughts.Thatwon’tdoanygoodnowonlythoughtsofloveandkindness."Yetshesaidthiswithakindofsternnessthatsomehowbelieditaclickofthevoice,asitwere."Wecanonlyhopethatshewillsoonseehowfoolishshehasbeen,andunthinking,andcomeback.Shecan’tprosperonthecourseshe’sgoingnow.Itisn’ttheLord’swayorwill.She’stooyoungandshe’smadeamistake.Butwecanforgiveher.Wemust.Ourheartsmustbekeptopen,softandtender."Shetalkedasthoughshewereaddressingameeting,butwithahard,sad,frozenfaceandvoice."Now,allofyougotobed.

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