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However
,
his
stating
that
he
was
"
stumped
"
now
gave
her
the
opportunity
she
was
really
desiring
,
to
present
the
proposition
which
she
felt
to
be
unavoidable
and
not
longer
to
be
delayed
.
Yet
being
fearful
of
how
Clyde
would
react
,
she
hesitated
as
to
the
form
in
which
she
would
present
it
,
and
,
after
shaking
her
head
and
manifesting
a
nervousness
which
was
real
enough
,
she
finally
said
:
"
Well
,
I
'll
tell
you
,
Clyde
.
I
've
been
thinking
about
it
and
I
do
n't
see
any
way
out
of
it
unless
--
unless
you
,
well
,
marry
me
.
It
's
two
months
now
,
you
know
,
and
unless
we
get
married
right
away
,
everybody
'll
know
,
wo
n't
they
?
"
Her
manner
as
she
said
this
was
a
mixture
of
outward
courage
born
out
of
her
conviction
that
she
was
in
the
right
and
an
inward
uncertainty
about
Clyde
's
attitude
,
which
was
all
the
more
fused
by
a
sudden
look
of
surprise
,
resentment
,
uncertainty
and
fear
that
now
transformation-wise
played
over
his
countenance
;
a
variation
and
play
which
,
if
it
indicated
anything
definite
,
indicated
that
she
was
seeking
to
inflict
an
unwarranted
injury
on
him
.
For
since
he
had
been
drawing
closer
and
closer
to
Sondra
,
his
hopes
had
heightened
so
intensely
that
,
hearkening
to
this
demand
on
the
part
of
Roberta
now
,
his
brow
wrinkled
and
his
manner
changed
from
one
of
comparatively
affable
,
if
nervous
,
consideration
to
that
of
mingled
fear
,
opposition
as
well
as
determination
to
evade
drastic
consequence
.
For
this
would
spell
complete
ruin
for
him
,
the
loss
of
Sondra
,
his
job
,
his
social
hopes
and
ambitions
in
connection
with
the
Griffiths
--
all
--
a
thought
which
sickened
and
at
the
same
time
caused
him
to
hesitate
about
how
to
proceed
.
But
he
would
not
!
he
would
not
!
He
would
not
do
this
!
Never
!
Never
!!
Never
!!!
Yet
after
a
moment
he
exclaimed
equivocally
:
"
Well
,
gee
,
that
's
all
right
,
too
,
Bert
,
for
you
,
because
that
fixes
everything
without
any
trouble
at
all
.
But
what
about
me
?
You
do
n't
want
to
forget
that
that
is
n't
going
to
be
easy
for
me
,
the
way
things
are
now
.
You
know
I
have
n't
any
money
.
All
I
have
is
my
job
.
And
besides
,
the
family
do
n't
know
anything
about
you
yet
--
not
a
thing
.
And
if
it
should
suddenly
come
out
now
that
we
've
been
going
together
all
this
time
,
and
that
this
has
happened
,
and
that
I
was
going
to
have
to
get
married
right
away
,
well
,
gee
,
they
'll
know
I
've
been
fooling
'em
and
they
're
sure
to
get
sore
.
And
then
what
?
They
might
even
fire
me
.
"
He
paused
to
see
what
effect
this
explanation
would
have
,
but
noting
the
somewhat
dubious
expression
which
of
late
characterized
Roberta
's
face
whenever
he
began
excusing
himself
,
he
added
hopefully
and
evasively
,
seeking
by
any
trick
that
he
could
to
delay
this
sudden
issue
:
"
Besides
,
I
'm
not
so
sure
that
I
ca
n't
find
a
doctor
yet
,
either
.
I
have
n't
had
much
luck
so
far
,
but
that
's
not
saying
that
I
wo
n't
.
And
there
's
a
little
time
yet
,
is
n't
there
?
Sure
there
is
.
It
's
all
right
up
to
three
months
anyway
.
"
(
He
had
since
had
a
letter
from
Ratterer
who
had
commented
on
this
fact
.
)
"
And
I
did
hear
something
the
other
day
of
a
doctor
over
in
Albany
who
might
do
it
.
Anyway
,
I
thought
I
'd
go
over
and
see
before
I
said
anything
about
him
.
"
His
manner
,
when
he
said
this
,
was
so
equivocal
that
Roberta
could
tell
he
was
merely
lying
to
gain
time
.
There
was
no
doctor
in
Albany
.
Besides
it
was
so
plain
that
he
resented
her
suggestion
and
was
only
thinking
of
some
way
of
escaping
it
.
And
she
knew
well
enough
that
at
no
time
had
he
said
directly
that
he
would
marry
her
.
And
while
she
might
urge
,
in
the
last
analysis
she
could
not
force
him
to
do
anything
.
He
might
just
go
away
alone
,
as
he
had
once
said
in
connection
with
inadvertently
losing
his
job
because
of
her
.
And
how
much
greater
might
not
his
impulse
in
that
direction
now
be
,
if
this
world
here
in
which
he
was
so
much
interested
were
taken
away
from
him
,
and
he
were
to
face
the
necessity
of
taking
her
and
a
child
,
too
.
It
made
her
more
cautious
and
caused
her
to
modify
her
first
impulse
to
speak
out
definitely
and
forcefully
,
however
great
her
necessity
might
be
.
And
so
disturbed
was
he
by
the
panorama
of
the
bright
world
of
which
Sondra
was
the
center
and
which
was
now
at
stake
,
that
he
could
scarcely
think
clearly
.
Should
he
lose
all
this
for
such
a
world
as
he
and
Roberta
could
provide
for
themselves
--
a
small
home
--
a
baby
,
such
a
routine
work-a-day
life
as
taking
care
of
her
and
a
baby
on
such
a
salary
as
he
could
earn
,
and
from
which
most
likely
he
would
never
again
be
freed
!
God
!
A
sense
of
nausea
seized
him
.
He
could
not
and
would
not
do
this
.
And
yet
,
as
he
now
saw
,
all
his
dreams
could
be
so
easily
tumbled
about
his
ears
by
her
and
because
of
one
false
step
on
his
part
.
It
made
him
cautious
and
for
the
first
time
in
his
life
caused
tact
and
cunning
to
visualize
itself
as
a
profound
necessity
.
And
at
the
same
time
,
Clyde
was
sensing
inwardly
and
somewhat
shamefacedly
all
of
this
profound
change
in
himself
.
But
Roberta
was
saying
:
"
Oh
,
I
know
,
Clyde
,
but
you
yourself
said
just
now
that
you
were
stumped
,
did
n't
you
?
And
every
day
that
goes
by
just
makes
it
so
much
the
worse
for
me
,
if
we
're
not
going
to
be
able
to
get
a
doctor
.
You
ca
n't
get
married
and
have
a
child
born
within
a
few
months
--
you
know
that
.
Every
one
in
the
world
would
know
.
Besides
I
have
myself
to
consider
as
well
as
you
,
you
know
.
And
the
baby
,
too
.
"
(
At
the
mere
mention
of
a
coming
child
Clyde
winced
and
recoiled
as
though
he
had
been
slapped
.
She
noted
it
.
)
"
I
just
must
do
one
of
two
things
right
away
,
Clyde
--
get
married
or
get
out
of
this
and
you
do
n't
seem
to
be
able
to
get
me
out
of
it
,
do
you
?
If
you
're
so
afraid
of
what
your
uncle
might
think
or
do
in
case
we
get
married
,
"
she
added
nervously
and
yet
suavely
,
"
why
could
n't
we
get
married
right
away
and
then
keep
it
a
secret
for
a
while
--
as
long
as
we
could
,
or
as
long
as
you
thought
we
ought
to
,
"
she
added
shrewdly
.
"
Meanwhile
I
could
go
home
and
tell
my
parents
about
it
--
that
I
am
married
,
but
that
it
must
be
kept
a
secret
for
a
while
.
Then
when
the
time
came
,
when
things
got
so
bad
that
we
could
n't
stay
here
any
longer
without
telling
,
why
we
could
either
go
away
somewhere
,
if
we
wanted
to
--
that
is
,
if
you
did
n't
want
your
uncle
to
know
,
or
we
could
just
announce
that
we
were
married
some
time
ago
.
Lots
of
young
couples
do
that
nowadays
.
