Американская трагедия

Chapter 35

           

           Thetruthwasthatinthiscrisishewasasinterestinganillustrationoftheenormoushandicapsimposedbyignorance,youth,povertyandfearasonecouldhavefound.Technicallyhedidnotevenknowthemeaningoftheword"midwife,"orthenatureoftheservicesperformedbyher.(AndtherewerethreehereinLycurgusatthistimeintheforeignfamilysection.)Again,hehadbeeninLycurgussoshortatime,andapartfromtheyoungsocietymenandDillardwhomhehadcut,andthevariousdepartmentheadsatthefactory,heknewnooneanoccasionalbarber,haberdasher,cigardealerandthelike,themajorityofwhom,ashesawthem,wereeithertoodullortooignorantforhispurpose.

           Onething,however,whichcausedhimtopausebeforeeverhedecidedtolookupaphysicianwastheproblemofwhowastoapproachhimandhow.Togohimselfwassimplyoutofthequestion.Inthefirstplace,helookedtoomuchlikeGilbertGriffiths,whowasdecidedlytoowell-knownhereandforwhomhemightbemistaken.Next,itwasunquestionablethat,beingaswell-dressedashewas,thephysicianwouldwanttochargehimmore,maybe,thanhecouldaffordandaskhimallsortsofembarrassingquestions,whereasifitcouldbearrangedthroughsomeoneelsethedetailsexplainedbeforeeverRobertawassentWhynotRobertaherself!Whynot?Shelookedsosimpleandinnocentandunassumingandappealingatalltimes.Andinsuchasituationasthis,asdepressedanddowncastasshewas,well...

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