Американская трагедия

Chapter 16

           Andyet,iftheproblemwereonthisaccounttobeshiftedtohim,howwouldhemakeout?Whyneedhisfatheralwayspeddleclocksandrugsandpreachonthestreets?Whycouldn’thismotherandfathergiveupthemissionidea,anyhow?

           But,asheknew,thesituationwasnottobesolvedwithouthisaid.AndtheproofofitcametowardtheendofthesecondweekofhisarrangementwithHortense,when,withfiftydollarsinhispocket,whichhewasplanningtoturnovertoheronthefollowingSunday,hismother,lookingintohisbedroomwherehewasdressing,said:"I’dliketoseeyouforaminute,Clyde,beforeyougoout."Henotedshewasverygraveasshesaidthis.Asamatteroffact,forseveraldayspast,hehadbeensensingthatshewasundergoingastrainofsomekind.Atthesametimehehadbeenthinkingallthiswhilethatwithhisownresourceshypothecatedastheywere,hecoulddonothing.Or,ifhediditmeantthelossofHortense.Hedarednot.

           Andyetwhatreasonableexcusecouldhegivehismotherfornothelpingheralittle,consideringespeciallytheclotheshewore,andthemannerinwhichhehadbeenrunninghereandthere,alwaysgivingtheexcuseofworking,butprobablynotdeceivingherasmuchashethought.Tobesure,onlytwomonthsbefore,hehadobligatedhimselftopayhertendollarsaweekmoreforfiveweeks,andhad.Butthatonlyprovedtoherverylikelythathehadsomuchextratogive,eventhoughhehadtriedtomakeitclearatthetimethathewaspinchinghimselftodoit.

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