Американская трагедия

Chapter 38

           "WhereuponClydeseizedtheopportunitytoremarkhopefully,"Butwouldn’tyouthinkthatshecouldfindsomewayofgettingoutoftroublewithoutmarryingafellowshedidn’tlike?"

           "Well,that’snotsoeasyasyoumaythink,particularlyaroundhere,"elucidatedthewiseacrewhowastrimminghishair."Inthefirstplaceit’sagin’thelaw.Andnextittakesalottamoney.An’incaseyouain’tgotit,well,moneymakesthemarego,youknow."Hesnip-snippedwithhisscissorswhileClyde,confrontedbyhisownproblem,meditatedonhowtrueitwas.Ifhehadalotofmoneyevenafewhundreddollarshemighttakeitnowandpossiblypersuadeherwhocouldtelltogosomewherebyherselfandhaveanoperationperformed.

           Yeteachday,asontheonebefore,hewassayingtohimselfthathemustfindsomeone.AndRobertawassayingtoherselfthatshetoomustactmustnotreallydependonClydeanylongerifheweregoingtoactso.Onecouldnottrifleorcompromisewithaterrorofthiskind.Itwasacruelimpositiononher.ItmustbethatClydedidnotrealizehowterriblythisaffectedherandevenhim.Forcertainly,ifhewerenotgoingtohelpheroutofit,ashehaddistinctlysaidhewoulddoatfirst,thendecidedlyshecouldnotbeexpectedtoweatherthesubsequentstormalone.Never,never,never!For,afterall,asRobertasawit,Clydewasamanhehadagoodpositionitwasnothe,butshe,whowasinthistreacherouspositionandunabletoextricateherselfalone.

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