Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           Andoffshoreinahalfdozendifferentdirectionsthebrightwhitesailsofsmallboatsthewhiteandgreenandyellowsplashesofcolor,wherecanoespaddledbyidlingloverswerepassinginthesun!Summertimeleisurewarmthcoloreasebeautyloveallthathehaddreamedofthesummerbefore,whenhewassoverymuchalone.

           AtmomentsitseemedtoClydethathewouldreelfromveryjoyofthecertainfulfillmentofagreatdesire,thatwasallbutimmediatelywithinhiscontrol;atothertimes(thethoughtofRobertasweepingdownuponhimasanicywind),asthoughnothingcouldbemoresad,terrible,numbingtothedreamsofbeauty,loveandhappinessthanthiswhichnowthreatenedhim.Thatterribleitemaboutthelakeandthosetwopeopledrowned!Theprobabilitythatinspiteofhiswildplanwithinaweek,ortwoorthreeatmost,hewouldhavetoleaveallthisforever.AndthenofasuddenhewouldwaketorealizethathewasfumblingorplayingbadlythatBertineorSondraorGrantwascalling:"Oh,Clyde,whatareyouthinkingof,anyhow?"Andfromthedarkestdepthsofhishearthewouldhaveanswered,hadhespoken,"Roberta."

           AttheBrookshaws’,againthatevening,asmartcompanyoffriendsofSondra’s,Bertine’sandothers.OnthedancefloorareencounterwithSondra,allsmiles,forshewaspretendingforthebenefitofothersherehermotherandfatherinparticularthatshehadnotseenClydebeforedidnotevenknowthathewashere.

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