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Chapter 45

           Whynot?Wasitnotevenasthevoicesaid—apossibleandplausibleway—allhisdesiresanddreamstobemaderealbythisoneevilthing?Yetinhiscase,becauseofflawsandweaknessesinhisownunstableandhighlyvariablewill,theproblemwasnottobesolvedbythinkingthus—then—norforthenexttendaysforthatmatter.

           Hecouldnotreallyactonsuchamatterforhimselfandwouldnot.ItremainedasusualforhimtobeforcedeithertoactortoabandonthismostWILDandterriblethought.Yetduringthistimeaseriesofletters—sevenfromRoberta,fivefromSondra—inwhichinsombertonesinsofarasRobertawasconcerned—ingayandcolorfulonesinthosewhichcamefromSondra—waspaintedthenowsosharplycontrastingphasesoftheblackrebuswhichlaybeforehim.ToRoberta’spleadings,argumentativeandthreateningastheywere,Clydedidnottrusthimselftoreply,notevenbytelephone.FornowhereasonedthattoanswerwouldbeonlytolureRobertatoherdoom—ortotheattempteddrasticconclusionofhisdifficultiesasoutlinedbythetragedyatPassLake.

           Atthesametime,inseveralnotesaddressedtoSondra,hegaveventtothemostimpassioneddeclarationsoflove—hisdarling—hiswondergirl—howeagerhewastobeatTwelfthLakebythemorningoftheFourth,ifhecould,andsothrilledtoseeherthereagain.

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