Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           BelknapandJephson,havingheardthatMissAlden’sbodyhadbeensenttoherhomeforburial,wouldrequestatonceacounsel’sagreementwherebyitmightbeexhumedinorderthatotherdoctorsnowtobecalledbythedefensemightbepermittedtoexamineitapropositionwhichMasonatoncesoughttoopposebutfinallyagreedtoratherthansubmittoanorderfromaSupremeCourtjudge.

           Thesedetailshavingbeensettled,BelknapannouncedthathewasgoingovertothejailtoseeClyde.Itwaslateandhehadhadnodinner,andmightgetnonenow,buthewantedtohavea"hearttoheart"withthisyouth,whomCatchumaninformedhimhewouldfindverydifficult.ButBelknap,buoyedupashewasbyhisoppositiontoMason,hisconvictionthathewasinagoodmentalstatetounderstandClyde,wasinahighdegreeoflegalcuriosity.Theromanceanddramaofthiscrime!WhatsortofagirlwasthisSondraFinchley,ofwhomhehadalreadyheardthroughsecretchannels?AndcouldshebyanychancebebroughttoClyde’sdefense?Hehadalreadyunderstoodthathernamewasnottobementionedhighpoliticsdemandingthis.Hewasreallymosteagertotalktothisslyandambitiousandfutileyouth.

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