Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           Wherewasyoursenseofgratitude?Yoursenseofmoralobligation?Doyoumeantosaythatyouhavenone?Wewanttoknow."

           Thiswasreallycross-examinationanattackonhisownwitness.YetJephsonwaswithinhisrightsandMasondidnotinterfere.

           "Well..."andhereClydehesitatedandstumbled,quiteasifhehadnotbeeninstructedastoallthisbeforehand,andseemedtoanddidtrulyfingeraboutinhisownmindorreasonforsomethoughtthatwouldhelphimtoexplainallthis.Foralthoughitwastruethathehadmemorizedtheanswer,nowthathewasconfrontedbytheactualquestionhereincourt,aswellastheoldproblemthathadsoconfusedandtroubledhiminLycurgus,hecouldscarcelythinkclearlyofallhehadbeentoldtosay,butinsteadtwistedandturned,andfinallycameoutwith:

           "Thefactis,Ididn’tthinkaboutthosethingsatallverymuch.Icouldn’tafterIsawher.Itriedtoattimes,butIcouldn’t.IonlywantedherandIdidn’twantMissAldenanymore.IknewIwasn’tdoingrightexactlyandIfeltsorryforRobertabutjustthesameIdidn’tseemabletodoanythingmuchaboutit.IcouldonlythinkofMissXandIcouldn’tthinkofRobertaasIhadbeforenomatterhowhardItried."

           "Doyoumeantosaythatyoudidn’tsufferinyourownconscienceonaccountofthis?"

           "Yes,sir,Isuffered,"repliedClyde.

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