Chapter 21

           ThestateofRoberta’smindforthatnightisnoteasilytobedescribed.Forherewastrueandpoignantlove,andinyouthtrueandpoignantloveisdifficulttowithstand.BesidesitwascoupledwiththemoststirringandgrandioseillusionsinregardtoClyde’slocalmaterialandsocialconditionillusionswhichhadlittletodowithanythinghehaddonetobuildup,butwerebasedratheronconjectureandgossipoverwhichhehadnocontrol.Andherownhome,aswellasherpersonalsituationwassounfortunatenopromiseofanykindsaveinhisdirection.Andhereshewasquarrelingwithhimsendinghimawayangry.Ontheotherhandwashenotbeginningtopushtooardentlytowardthosetroublesomeandnodoubtdreadfullibertiesandfamiliaritieswhichhermorallytrainedconsciencewouldnotpermithertolookuponasright?Howwasshetodonow?Whattosay?

           Nowitwasthatshesaidtoherselfinthedarkofherroom,afterhavingslowlyandthoughtfullyundressedandnoiselesslycreptintothelarge,old-fashionedbed."No,Iwon’tdothat.Imustn’t.Ican’t.IwillbeabadgirlifIdo.Ishouldnotdothatforhimeventhoughhedoeswantmeto,andshouldthreatentoleavemeforeverincaseIrefuse.Heshouldbeashamedtoaskme."Andattheverysamemoment,orthenext,shewouldbeaskingherselfwhatelseunderthecircumstancestheyweretodo.FormostcertainlyClydewasatleastpartiallycorrectinhiscontentionthattheyhadscarcelyanywhereelsetheycouldgoandnotberecognized.

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