Американская трагедия

Chapter 42

           Don’tyouwishyouweregoingtobethere?Wecoulddanceto"Taudy."Sondajustlovesthatsong.Butshehastodressnow.Moreto-morrow,baddieboy.AndwhenBertinewrites,answerrightaway.Seeall‘osedots?Kisses.Bigandlittleones.Allforbaddieboy.AndwiteSondaeverydayandshe’llwrite‘oo.

           Morekisses.

           TowhichClyderespondedeagerlyandinkindinthesamehour.Butalmostthesamemail,atleastthesameday,broughtthefollowingletterfromRoberta.

           Biltz,June10th.

           DEARCLYDE:

           Iamnearlyreadyforbed,butIwillwriteyouafewlines.IhadsuchatiresomejourneycomingupthatIwasnearlysick.InthefirstplaceIdidn’twanttocomemuch(alone)asyouknow.Ifeeltooupsetanduncertainabouteverything,althoughItrynottofeelsonowthatwehaveourplanandyouaregoingtocomeformeasyousaid.

           (Atthispoint,whilenearlysickenedbythethoughtofthewretchedcountryworldinwhichshelived,still,becauseofRoberta’sunfortunateandunavoidablerelationtoit,henowexperiencedoneofhisoldtimetwingesofremorseandpityinregardtoher.Forafterall,thiswasnotherfault.Shehadsolittletolookforwardtonothingbutherworkoracommonplacemarriage.Forthefirsttimeinmanydays,really,andintheabsenceofboth,hewasabletothinkclearlyandtosympathizedeeply,ifgloomily.Fortheremainderoftheletterread:)

           Butit’sveryniceherenow.

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