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Anti-Green
Lettherebenomisunderstandingaboutit:Iamsayingthis,notasashamefulconfession,butwiththehighestsenseofpride.Ihadbeenhismistress.Ihadsleptwithhim,inhisbed,inhisarms.Thereisnothinganyonemightnowsaytoyouaboutme,whichIwillnottellyoufirst.Itwillbeuselesstodefameme—IknowthenatureoftheaccusationsandIwillstatethemtoyoumyself.DidIfeelaphysicaldesireforhim?Idid.WasImovedbyapassionofmybody?Iwas.HaveIexperiencedthemostviolentformofsensualpleasure?Ihave.Ifthisnowmakesmeadisgracedwomaninyoureyes—letyourestimatebeyourownconcern.Iwillstandonmine."
BertramScudderwasstaringather;thiswasnotthespeechhehadexpectedandhefelt,indimpanic,thatitwasnotpropertoletitcontinue,butshewasthespecialguestwhomtheWashingtonrulershadorderedhimtotreatcautiously;hecouldnotbecertainwhetherhewasnowsupposedtointerruptherornot;besides,heenjoyedhearingthissortofstory.Intheaudiencebooth,JamesTaggartandLillianReardensatfrozen,likeanimalsparalyzedbytheheadlightofatrainrushingdownuponthem;theyweretheonlyonespresentwhoknewtheconnectionbetweenthewordstheywerehearingandthethemeofthebroadcast;itwastoolateforthemtomove;theydarednotassumetheresponsibilityofamovementorofwhateverwastofollow.
