Американская трагедия

Chapter 35

           

           "Oh,dear!dear!"sheexclaimed,nervouslyandsadlynow,thegrowinganddrasticterrorofthesituationdawninguponher,"Idon’tseehowwearetodothen.Ireallydon’t.ForIcan’tdothatandthat’sallthereistoit.It’sallsohardsoterrible.I’dfeeltoomuchashamedandfrightenedtoevergoalone."

           Butevenasshesaidthisshebegantofeelthatshemight,andevenwould,goalone,ifmustbe.Forwhatelsewastheretodo?Andhowwasshetocompelhim,inthefaceofhisownfearsanddangers,tojeopardizehispositionhere?Hebeganoncemore,inself-defensemorethanfromanyothermotive:

           "Besides,unlessthisthingisn’tgoingtocostverymuch,Idon’tseehowI’mgoingtogetbywithitanyhow,Bert.Ireallydon’t.Idon’tmakesoverymuch,youknowonlytwenty-fivedollarsuptonow."(NecessitywasatlastcompellinghimtospeakfranklywithRoberta.)"AndIhaven’tsavedanythingnotacent.AndyouknowwhyaswellasIdo.Wespentthemostofittogether.BesidesifIgoandhethoughtIhadmoney,hemightwanttochargememorethanIcouldpossiblydigup.Butifyougoandjusttellhimhowthingsareandthatyouhaven’tgotanythingifyou’donlysayI’drunawayorsomething,see—"

           Hepausedbecause,ashesaidit,hesawaflickerofshame,contempt,despairatbeingconnectedwithanythingsocheapandshabby,passoverRoberta’sface.

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