Американская трагедия

Chapter 35

           NextmorninghepaidavisittothedruggistatSchenectady,thecurtainsofRoberta’swindowshavingbeenloweredtothecenterwhenhepassed.Butonthisoccasionthelatterhadnoadditionalaidtoofferotherthantheadvisabilityofahotandhenceweakeningbath,whichhehadfailedtomentioninthefirstinstance.Alsosomewearyingformofphysicalexercise.ButnotingClyde’stroubledexpressionandjudgingthatthesituationwascausinghimgreatworry,heobserved:"Ofcourse,thefactthatyourwifehasskippedamonthdoesn’tmeanthatthereisanythingseriouslywrong,youknow.Womendothatsometimes.Anyhow,youcan’teverbesureuntilthesecondmonthhaspassed.Anydoctorwilltellyouthat.Ifshe’snervous,lethertrysomethinglikethis.Butevenifitfailstowork,youcan’tbepositive.Shemightbeallrightnextmonthjustthesame."

           Thinlycheeredbythisinformation,Clydewasabouttodepart,forRobertamightbewrong.Heandshemightbeworryingneedlessly.Stillhewasbroughtupwitharoundturnashethoughtofittheremightberealdanger,andwaitinguntiltheendofthesecondperiodwouldonlymeanthatawholemonthhadelapsedandnothinghelpfulaccomplishedafreezingthought.Inconsequencehenowobserved:"Incasethingsdon’tcomeright,youdon’thappentoknowofadoctorshecouldgoto,doyou?Thisisratheraseriousbusinessforbothofus,andI’dliketogetheroutofitifIcould.

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