Американська трагедія

Chapter 37

           Andsohewasabouttorepeathiscustomaryformulainsuchcasesthatallcouldbetoldtohimwithoutfearorhesitation,whateveritmightbe,whenasecondarythought,basedonRoberta’scharmandvigor,aswellasherownthoughtwavesattackinghiscerebralreceptivecenters,causedhimtodecidethathemightbewrong.Afterall,whymightnotthisbeanotherofthosetroublesomeyouthfulcasesinwhichpossiblyimmoralityandillegitimacywasinvolved.Shewassoyoung,healthyandattractive,besides,theywerealwayscroppingup,thesecasesinconnectionwiththemostrespectable-lookinggirlsattimes.Andinvariablytheyspelledtroubleanddistressfordoctors.And,forvariousreasonsconnectedwithhisowntemperament,whichwasretiringandrecessive,aswellasthenatureofthislocalsocialworld,hedislikedandhesitatedtoeventriflewiththem.Theywereillegal,dangerous,involvedlittleornopayasarule,andthesentimentofthislocalworldwasallagainstthemasheknew.Besideshepersonallywasmoreorlessirritatedbytheseyoungscampsofboysandgirlswhoweresofreetoexercisethenormalfunctionsoftheirnaturesinthefirstinstance,butsoreadytorefusethesocialobligationswhichwentwiththemmarriageafterwards.

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