Американская трагедия

Chapter 35

           Besides,itwillbealoteasierforyouthanforme.Nodoctor’sgoingtothinkanythingmuchofyourcomingtohim,especiallyifyou’realone.He’lljustthinkyou’resomeonewho’sgotintroubleandwithnoonetohelpyou.ButifIgo,anditshouldbeanyonewhoknowsanythingabouttheGriffiths,there’dbethedeucetopay.Rightoffhe’dthinkIwasstuffedwithmoney.Besides,ifIdidn’tdojustwhathewantedmetodoafterwards,hecouldgotomyuncle,ormycousin,andthen,goodnight!Thatwouldbetheendofme.AndifIlostmyplaceherenow,andwithnomoneyandthatkindofscandalconnectedwithme,wheredoyousupposeIwouldbeafterthat,oryoueither?Icertainlycouldn’tlookafteryouthen.Andthenwhatwouldyoudo?Ishouldthinkyou’dwakeupandseewhatatoughpropositionthisis.Mynamecan’tbepulledintothiswithouttroubleforbothofus.It’sgottobekeptout,that’sall,andtheonlywayformetokeepitoutisformetostayawayfromanydoctor.Besides,he’dfeelalotsorrierforyouthanhewouldforme.Youcan’ttellme!"

           Hiseyesweredistressedanddetermined,and,asRobertacouldgatherfromhismanner,acertainhardness,oratleastdefiance,theresultoffright,showedineverygesture.Hewasdeterminedtoprotecthisownname,comewhatmightafactwhich,becauseofherownacquiescenceuptothistime,stillcarriedgreatweightwithher.

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