Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           AndallforthepapershisblanchingfaceandtremblinghandstheywouldhavethatdownandhismotherinDenverandeverybodyelsethereinLycurguswouldseeandreadhowhehadlookedattheAldensandtheyhadlookedathimandthenhehadlookedawayagain.StillstillhemustgethimselfbetterinhandsituponcemoreandlookaboutorJephsonwouldbedisgustedwithhim.Andsooncemorehedidhisbesttocrushdownhisfear,toraisehiseyesandthenturnslightlyandlookabout.

           Butindoingso,therenexttothewall,andtoonesideofthattallwindow,andjustashehadfeared,wasTracyTrumbull,whoevidentlybecauseofthelawinterestorhiscuriosityandwhatnotnopityorsympathyforhim,surelyhadcomeupforthisdayanyhow,andwaslooking,notathimforthemoment,thankgoodness,butatMason,whowasaskingthefatmansomequestions.AndnexttohimEddieSells,withnearsightedeyesequippedwiththicklensesofgreatdistance-power,andlookinginClyde’sdirection,yetwithoutseeinghimapparently,forhegavenosign.Oh,howtryingallthis!

           Andfiverowsfromthemagain,inanotherdirection,Mr.andMrs.Gilpin,whomMasonhadfound,ofcourse.Andwhatwouldtheytestifytonow?HiscallingonRobertainherroomthere?Andhowsecretithadallbeen?Thatwouldbebad,ofcourse.Andofallpeople,Mr.andMrs.

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