Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           "

           "Butifshewouldn’taccedetoyourplan,thenwhat?"

           "Well,thenIwasgoingtotellheraboutMissX,andbeghertoletmego."

           "Andifshestillwouldn’t?"

           "Well,thenIthoughtImightrunaway,butIdidn’tliketothinkaboutthatverymuch."

           "Youknow,Clyde,ofcourse,thatsomehereareoftheopinionthattherewasaplotonyourpartwhichoriginatedinyourmindaboutthistimetoconcealyouridentityandhersandlureheruptheretooneofthoselonelakesintheAdirondacksandslayherordrownherincoldblood,inorderthatyoumightbefreetomarrythisMissX.Anytruthinthat?Tellthisjuryyesornowhichisit?"

           "No!No!Ineverdidplottokillher,oranyone,"protestedClyde,quitedramatically,andclutchingatthearmsofhischairandseekingtobeasemphaticaspossible,sincehehadbeeninstructedsotodo.Atthesametimehearoseinhisseatandsoughttolooksternandconvincing,althoughinhisheartandmindwasthecryingknowledgethathehadsoplotted,andthisitwasthatmostweakenedhimatthismomentmostpainfullyandhorriblyweakenedhim.Theeyesofallthesepeople.TheeyesofthejudgeandjuryandMasonandallthemenandwomenofthepress.Andoncemorehisbrowwaswetandcoldandhelickedhisthinlipsnervouslyandswallowedwithdifficultybecausehisthroatwasdry.

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