Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           For,withhertraining,thestandardsofloveandmarriagethathadbeensetforher,shewouldneverunderstand,neverbewillingtomakesogreatasacrificeforlove,asmuchasshelovedhim.Andhewouldbeleft,abandonedontheinstant,andwithwhathorrorinhereyes!

           Yetlookingintohiseyes,hisfacewhiteandtense,andtheglowofthemoonabovemakingsmallwhiteelectricsparksinhiseyes,sheexclaimedashegrippedhertightly:"DoesheloveSondrasomuch?Oh,sweetieboy!Sondraloveshim,too."Sheseizedhisheadbetweenherhandsandheldittight,kissinghimswiftlyandardentlyadozentimes."AndSondrawon’tgiveherClydieupeither.Shewon’t.Youjustwaitandsee!Itdoesn’tmatterwhathappensnow.Itmaynotbesoveryeasy,butshewon’t."Thenassuddenlyandpractically,assooftenwasherway,sheexclaimed:"Butwemustgonow,rightaway.No,notanotherkissnow.No,no,Sondrasaysno,now.They’llbemissingus."AndstraighteningupandpullinghimbythearmshehurriedhimbacktothehouseintimetomeetPalmerThurston,whowaslookingforher.

           Thenextmorning,truetoherpromise,therewasthecantertoInspirationPoint,andthatbeforesevenBertineandSondrainbrightredridingcoatsandwhitebreechesandblackboots,theirhairunboundandloosetothewind,andridingbrisklyonbeforeforthemostpart;thenracingbacktowherehewas.

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