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But
since
,
at
news
of
this
,
Clyde
's
face
as
well
as
his
spirits
darkened
,
and
she
herself
was
sufficiently
enmeshed
to
suffer
because
of
this
,
she
at
once
added
that
he
must
not
feel
so
bad
--
he
must
not
;
things
would
work
out
well
enough
,
she
knew
.
For
at
the
proper
time
,
and
unless
between
then
and
now
,
something
--
her
own
subtle
attack
if
not
her
at
present
feverish
interest
in
Clyde
--
should
have
worked
to
alter
her
mother
's
viewpoint
in
regard
to
him
--
she
might
be
compelled
to
take
some
steps
of
her
own
in
order
to
frustrate
her
mother
.
Just
what
,
she
was
not
willing
to
say
at
this
time
,
although
to
Clyde
's
overheated
imagination
it
took
the
form
of
an
elopement
and
marriage
,
which
could
not
then
be
gainsaid
by
her
parents
whatever
they
might
think
.
And
it
was
true
that
in
a
vague
and
as
yet
repressed
way
some
such
thought
was
beginning
to
form
in
Sondra
's
mind
.
For
,
as
she
now
proceeded
to
explain
to
Clyde
,
it
was
so
plain
that
her
mother
was
attempting
to
steer
her
in
the
direction
of
a
purely
social
match
--
the
one
with
the
youth
who
had
been
paying
her
such
marked
attention
the
year
before
.
But
because
of
her
present
passion
for
Clyde
,
as
she
now
gayly
declared
,
it
was
not
easy
to
see
how
she
was
to
be
made
to
comply
.
"
The
only
trouble
with
me
is
that
I
'm
not
of
age
yet
,
"
she
here
added
briskly
and
slangily
.
"
They
've
got
me
there
,
of
course
.
But
I
will
be
by
next
October
and
they
ca
n't
do
very
much
with
me
after
that
,
I
want
to
let
you
know
.
I
can
marry
the
person
I
want
,
I
guess
.
And
if
I
ca
n't
do
it
here
,
well
,
there
are
more
ways
than
one
to
kill
a
cat
.
"
The
thought
was
like
some
sweet
,
disarranging
poison
to
Clyde
.
It
fevered
and
all
but
betrayed
him
mentally
.
If
only
--
if
only
--
it
were
not
for
Roberta
now
.
That
terrifying
and
all
but
insoluble
problem
.
But
for
that
,
and
the
opposition
of
Sondra
's
parents
which
she
was
thinking
she
would
be
able
to
overcome
,
did
not
heaven
itself
await
him
?
Sondra
,
Twelfth
Lake
,
society
,
wealth
,
her
love
and
beauty
.
He
grew
not
a
little
wild
in
thinking
of
it
all
.
Once
he
and
she
were
married
,
what
could
Sondra
's
relatives
do
?
What
,
but
acquiesce
and
take
them
into
the
glorious
bosom
of
their
resplendent
home
at
Lycurgus
or
provide
for
them
in
some
other
way
--
he
to
no
doubt
eventually
take
some
place
in
connection
with
the
Finchley
Electric
Sweeper
Company
.
And
then
would
he
not
be
the
equal
,
if
not
the
superior
,
of
Gilbert
Griffiths
himself
and
all
those
others
who
originally
had
ignored
him
here
--
joint
heir
with
Stuart
to
all
the
Finchley
means
.
And
with
Sondra
as
the
central
or
crowning
jewel
to
so
much
sudden
and
such
Aladdin-like
splendor
.
No
thought
as
to
how
he
was
to
overcome
the
time
between
now
and
October
.
No
serious
consideration
of
the
fact
that
Roberta
then
and
there
was
demanding
that
he
marry
her
.
He
could
put
her
off
,
he
thought
.
And
yet
,
at
the
same
time
,
he
was
painfully
and
nervously
conscious
of
the
fact
that
at
no
period
in
his
life
before
had
he
been
so
treacherously
poised
at
the
very
brink
of
disaster
It
might
be
his
duty
as
the
world
would
see
it
--
his
mother
would
say
so
--
to
at
least
extricate
Roberta
.
But
in
the
case
of
Esta
,
who
had
come
to
her
rescue
?
Her
lover
?
He
had
walked
off
from
her
without
a
qualm
and
she
had
not
died
.
And
why
,
when
Roberta
was
no
worse
off
than
his
sister
had
been
,
why
should
she
seek
to
destroy
him
in
this
way
?
Force
him
to
do
something
which
would
be
little
less
than
social
,
artistic
,
passional
or
emotional
assassination
?
And
when
later
,
if
she
would
but
spare
him
for
this
,
he
could
do
so
much
more
for
her
--
with
Sondra
's
money
of
course
.
He
could
not
and
would
not
let
her
do
this
to
him
.
His
life
would
be
ruined
!
Two
incidents
which
occurred
at
this
time
tended
still
more
to
sharpen
the
contrary
points
of
view
holding
between
Clyde
and
Roberta
.
One
of
these
was
no
more
than
a
glimpse
which
Roberta
had
one
evening
of
Clyde
pausing
at
the
Central
Avenue
curb
in
front
of
the
post-office
to
say
a
few
words
to
Arabella
Stark
,
who
in
a
large
and
impressive-looking
car
,
was
waiting
for
her
father
who
was
still
in
the
Stark
Building
opposite
.
And
Miss
Stark
,
fashionably
outfitted
according
to
the
season
,
her
world
and
her
own
pretentious
taste
,
was
affectedly
posed
at
the
wheel
,
not
only
for
the
benefit
of
Clyde
but
the
public
in
general
.
And
to
Roberta
,
who
by
now
was
reduced
to
the
verge
of
distraction
between
Clyde
's
delay
and
her
determination
to
compel
him
to
act
in
her
behalf
,
she
appeared
to
be
little
less
than
an
epitome
of
all
the
security
,
luxury
and
freedom
from
responsibility
which
so
enticed
and
hence
caused
Clyde
to
delay
and
be
as
indifferent
as
possible
to
the
dire
state
which
confronted
her
.
For
,
alas
,
apart
from
this
claim
of
her
condition
,
what
had
she
to
offer
him
comparable
to
all
he
would
be
giving
up
in
case
he
acceded
to
her
request
?
Nothing
--
a
thought
which
was
far
from
encouraging
.
Yet
,
at
this
moment
contrasting
her
own
wretched
and
neglected
state
with
that
of
this
Miss
Stark
,
for
example
,
she
found
herself
a
prey
to
an
even
more
complaining
and
antagonistic
mood
than
had
hitherto
characterized
her
.
It
was
not
right
.
It
was
not
fair
.
For
during
the
several
weeks
that
had
passed
since
last
they
had
discussed
this
matter
,
Clyde
had
scarcely
said
a
word
to
her
at
the
factory
or
elsewhere
,
let
alone
called
upon
her
at
her
room
,
fearing
as
he
did
the
customary
inquiry
which
he
could
not
satisfy
.
And
this
caused
her
to
feel
that
not
only
was
he
neglecting
but
resenting
her
most
sharply
.
And
yet
as
she
walked
home
from
this
trivial
and
fairly
representative
scene
,
her
heart
was
not
nearly
so
angry
as
it
was
sad
and
sore
because
of
the
love
and
comfort
that
had
vanished
and
was
not
likely
ever
to
come
again
...
ever
...
ever
...
ever
.
Oh
,
how
terrible
,
...
how
terrible
!
On
the
other
hand
,
Clyde
,
and
at
approximately
this
same
time
,
was
called
upon
to
witness
a
scene
identified
with
Roberta
,
which
,
as
some
might
think
,
only
an
ironic
and
even
malicious
fate
could
have
intended
or
permitted
to
come
to
pass
.
For
motoring
north
the
following
Sunday
to
Arrow
Lake
to
the
lodge
of
the
Trumbulls
'
to
take
advantage
of
an
early
spring
week-end
planned
by
Sondra
,
the
party
on
nearing
Biltz
,
which
was
in
the
direct
line
of
the
trip
,
was
compelled
to
detour
east
in
the
direction
of
Roberta
's
home
.
And
coming
finally
to
a
north
and
south
road
which
ran
directly
from
Trippettsville
past
the
Alden
farm
,
they
turned
north
into
that
.
And
a
few
minutes
later
,
came
directly
to
the
corner
adjoining
the
Alden
farm
,
where
an
east
and
west
road
led
to
Biltz
.
