Американская трагедия

Chapter 43

           Butshehad,perhaps,orshemighthave.Andhavingonceconsented,mightshenothelphim?Ofcourse.Atanyrate,hefeltthathemustspeak,leavingluckorilllucktothefuture.

           Andsohesaid:"Whycouldn’tyourunawaywithmenow,Sondra,darling?It’ssolonguntilfallandIwantyousomuch.Whycouldn’twe?Yourmother’snotlikelytowanttoletyoumarrymethen,anyhow.Butifwewentawaynow,shecouldn’thelpherself,couldshe?Andafterwards,inafewmonthsorso,youcouldwriteherandthenshewouldn’tmind.Whycouldn’twe,Sondra?"Hisvoicewasverypleading,hiseyesfullofasaddreadofrefusalandofthefuturethatlayunprotectedbehindthat.

           Andbynowsocaughtwasshebythetremorwithwhichhismoodinvestedhim,thatshepausednotreallyshockedbythesuggestionatallbutdecidedlymoved,aswellasflatteredbythethoughtthatshewasabletoevokeinClydesoeagerandheadlongapassion.Hewassoimpetuoussoblazingnowwithaflameofherowncreating,asshefelt,yetwhichshewasincapableoffeelingasmuchashe,assheknewsuchaflameasshehadneverseeninhimoranyoneelsebefore.

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