american tragedy

Chapter 93 (1)
Chapter 245 (1)
Then, at noon on Tuesday, July 15th, at the Fonda train station on the way to Utiga, Roberta jumped off the train and waited for Clyde, because the train to Utiga was halfway through. Arrived in an hour. Fifteen minutes later, Clyde walked towards the train station from a nearby street.Roberta couldn't see him at the station, but Clyde was able to see her in a hidden place.She looked so thin, so pale! She looked pitiful in the blue coat and brown hat she wore on purpose.Compared with Sandra, she, Roberta, can only bring him a very narrow and embarrassing life, but she wants to force him to abandon Sandra and marry herself.And once married, he'd had to wait a long time to get over Sandra and what she stood for before he could get away.Otherwise, he may never be free.The attitudes of the two girls are quite different: Sandra, who has everything, is willing to give everything for him, but asks for nothing; Roberta has nothing, but wants him to give everything for her.

He instantly felt extremely strong resentment, and he couldn't help but sympathize with the man who unfortunately died in Pass Lake, feeling quite sympathetic.At the end of the day, he was probably right, and that's probably why he wasn't caught.His nerves began to tense, and his eyes were dark and troubled.Can he succeed this time?

However, just because she was not giving in, he had to be in the same railway station with her now, and now he had to think boldly about how he should do it step by step.For the past four days, since he had called her, and for the preceding ten befuddled days, he had been thinking about his plan, and now he was determined that nothing should stand in the way of it.He must act! There must be no fear to interfere, even in the slightest, with his wishful thinking.

So he walked forward so that she could see him, and at the same time he made a hint to her, as if to say: "Hi, I'm here." She could see the sinister look in his eyes behind the appearance, and she would definitely leave immediately.However, when she saw him finally coming, her eyes brightened and her lips curled up.Although she pretended not to know him, the dark clouds on her face melted away, and she immediately went to the window and bought a train ticket to Utiga according to his words.

At this time, she thought to herself: He finally came, finally came, and he will take her away with him.Thinking of this, she felt grateful to him in her heart.Because the two of them can live together for at least seven or eight months.Rearranging things once again, although measures and patience will be necessary, it may be possible, it may be possible.From now on, she has to be careful all the time, no matter what, she must not do anything that disgusts him.Because what happened this time will definitely affect his mood.But he should have changed, maybe he will treat her better than before, and have sympathy for her.For now it seemed at last that he had resigned himself to the inevitability with great decency.At the same time she noticed his gray suit, his new straw hat, his shiny shoes, his black suitcase, and (in this case of his, it was very queer) that he had recently bought I used a tripod for my camera, and a tennis racket tied to one side in a canvas bag (mainly to cover his initials: CG). In this way, his mood and temper made her feel affection again, and he still belonged to her after all. Clyde, despite his current indifference to her.

Seeing that she had already bought a ticket, he went over to buy his own ticket, and then gave her another wink, which meant: everything is going well.Then, he went back to the far east end of the train station, and she also went to her original place.

(The old man, in an old brown winter coat and an old hat, holds a paper-coloured birdcage. Why do you look at him like that? Does he feel that something is wrong? Does he know him? Is it because Has he worked at Lycurgus before, or met him?)
He is going to buy another straw hat in Utiga today, and he must remember this, a straw hat with the Utiga label.He's going to wear that straw hat instead of this one.Then, while she was not looking, he would put the original hat in the box, along with some other things, which was why he had to leave her for a while when he got to Utiga.Perhaps his first plan was to take her to a small hotel and write Carl Graham, or Clifford Golden, or Gerling (there was a Girl).In this way, if it is pursued, others will think that she has run away with a man with one of the false surnames.

(The train whistle sounds in the distance. The train must be coming. The time on his watch is twelve twenty-seven.)
In addition, he had to decide how to treat her when he got to Utiga, calmly, or the other way around? Because, naturally, he was very kind and gentle when speaking on the phone, and he had to.Maybe it's better to maintain such an attitude, otherwise, maybe she will be angry, suspicious, or angry, and it will be difficult to handle.

(Could the train never come at all?)
At a time like this, it was really difficult for him to be calm.Because, anyway, she was pushing him.She hoped that he would follow through on all the requests she made of him, and he had to treat her calmly.Really? But what if she doesn't? What if his idea gets caught by her and really doesn't cooperate at all and bankrupts his plan?
(If only his knees and hands weren't shaking like this.)
But, no, how could she detect it? Even he himself is not confident that he can successfully complete his plan.All he knew was that he didn't want to leave here with her, that's all.Perhaps he did not intend to capsize the boat as he had decided the day before.But no matter what, he is not ready to leave here with her.

But now the train came, and Roberta was carrying the suitcases there.Isn't it too heavy for her? Maybe.Oops, this is too bad.Moreover, the weather is very hot today, no matter what, he will go to help her when he reaches a place where others can't see.She was looking in his direction, trying to make sure he was getting in the car too.It's like it's been lately, always uneasy about him.But it's good that there's a seat in the back of this car in a quiet place where he can sit and enjoy the view from the window, about a mile or two outside the Fonda, on the road that runs through Lecco. Gus, the Mohawk River that flows through the factory.A year ago at this time he had walked with Roberta along this river.However, it was not very pleasant to think of it at a time like this, and he turned his attention again to the paper he had bought, so as to hide behind it as much as possible.At the same time, he began to think about the details in his mind.The state of the lakes around Great Birtton now concerned him.Since his last important conversation with Roberta on the phone, this area had interested him more than any other place in the world.

(End of this chapter)