Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           Yetitwasthesethingsthathadbeencausinghimtofeelthathemustnow,andspeedily,extracthimselfasgracefullyandunirritatinglyaspossiblefromhisintimacywithRoberta.

           Forthatreason,therefore,henowannounced,withpretendedassurance:"Well,Iwouldn’tworryaboutitanymoreto-nightifIwereyou.Youmaybeallrightyet,youknow.Youcan’tbesure.Anyhow,I’llhavetohavealittletimeuntilIcanseewhatIcando.IthinkIcangetsomethingforyou.ButIwishyouwouldn’tgetsoexcited."

           Atthesametimehewasfarfromfeelingassecureashesounded.Infacthewasverymuchshaken.Hisoriginaldeterminationtohaveaslittletodowithheraspossible,wasnowcomplicatedbythefactthathewasconfrontedbyapredicamentthatspelledrealdangertohimself,unlessbysomeargumentorassertionhecouldabsolvehimselfofanyresponsibilityinconnectionwiththisapossibilitywhich,inviewofthefactthatRobertastillworkedforhim,thathehadwrittenhersomenotes,andthatanyleastwordfromherwouldprecipitateaninquirywhichwouldprovefataltohim,wassufficienttocausehimtofeelthathemustassistherspeedilyandwithoutabreathofinformationastoallthisleakingoutinanydirection.Atthesametimeitisonlyfairtosaythatbecauseofallthathadbeenbetweenthem,hedidnotobjecttoassistingherinanywaythathecould

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