Американская трагедия

Chapter 47

           TheDevil!Whyshouldn’themindhisownbusiness?OrwhyshouldhehavedecidedthatheandRobertawerenotmarried?Orhadhesodecided?Atanyrate,whysuchaquestionwhentheywerecarryingtwobagsandhehadbroughtone?Strange!Theeffrontery!Howshouldheknoworguessorwhat?Butwhatharmcoulditdomarriedorunmarried?Ifshewerenotfound—"marriedorunmarried"wouldmakenodifference,wouldit?Andifshewere,anditwasdiscoveredthatshewasnotmarried,wouldthatnotprovethatshewasoffwithsomeoneelse?Ofcourse!Sowhyworryoverthatnow?

           AndRobertaasking:"Arethereanyhotelsorboardinghousesonthelakebesidesthisonewe’regoingto?"

           "Notaone,miss,outsideo’theinnthatwe’regoin’to.Therewasacrowdofyoungfellersandgirlscampin’overontheeastshore,yisterday,Ibelieve,aboutamilefromtheinnbutwhetherthey’retherenowornot,Idunno.Ain’tseennoneof’emto-day."

           Acrowdofyoungfellowsandgirls!ForGod’ssake!Andmightnottheynowbeoutonthewaterallofthemrowingorsailingorwhat?Andheherewithher!MaybesomeofthemfromTwelfthLake!JustasheandSondraandHarrietandStuartandBertinehadcomeuptwoweeksbeforesomeofthemfriendsoftheCranstons,Harriets,Finchleysorotherswhohadcomeupheretoplayandwhowouldrememberhim,ofcourse.Andagain,then,theremustbearoadtotheeastofthislake.

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