Американская трагедия

Chapter 39

           Besideshewasfoolishenoughtohope,ifnotexactlybelieve,thatbyoncemoreconductinghimselfasthoughhestillentertainedalivelysenseoftheproblemthatafflictedherandthathewaswilling,incasenootherwaywasfound,toeventuallymarryher(thoughhecouldneverdefinitelybepersuadedtocommithimselfastothis),hecouldreduceherdeterminationtocompelhimtoactsoonatleasttoaminimum,andsoleavehimmoretimeinwhichtoexhausteverypossibilityofescapewithoutmarriage,andwithoutbeingcompelledtorunaway.

           AndalthoughRobertasensedthebasisofthissuddenshift,stillshewassoutterlyaloneanddistraitthatshewaswillingtogiveeartoClyde’smockgenial,ifnotexactlyaffectionateobservationsandsuggestions.Itcausedher,athisbehest,towaitawhilelonger,thewhile,ashenowexplained,hewouldnotonlyhavesavedupsomemoney,butdevisedsomeplaninconnectionwithhisworkwhichwouldpermithimtoleaveforatimeanyhow,marryhersomewhereandthenestablishherandthebabyasalawfulmarriedwomansomewhereelse,while,althoughhedidnotexplainthisjustnow,hereturnedtoLycurgusandsenthersuchaidashecould.Butoncondition,ofcourse,thatneveranywhere,unlesshegaveherpermission,mustsheassertthathehadmarriedher,orpointtohiminanywayasthefatherofherchild.

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