Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           

           "Andasforthattripod,well,we’dbetterexhumethebodyandmakeourownmeasurements,andmeasurethethicknessoftheedgeofthatboat,sothatitmaynotbesoeasyforMasontomakeanyuseofthetripodnowthathehasit,afterall."

           Mr.Jephson’seyeswereverysmallandveryclearandveryblue,ashesaidthis.Hishead,aswellashisbody,hadathin,ferretylook.AnditseemedtoClyde,whohadbeenobservingandlisteningtoallthiswithawe,thatthisyoungermanmightbetheonetoaidhim.Hewassoshrewdandpractical,soverydirectandchillandindifferentandyetconfidence-inspiring,quitelikeanuncontrollablemachineofakindwhichgeneratespower.

           Andwhenatlastthesetwowerereadytogo,hewassorry.Forwiththemnearhim,planningandplottinginregardtohimself,hefeltsomuchsafer,stronger,morehopeful,morecertainofbeingfree,maybe,atsomefuturedate.

           

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