Американская трагедия

Chapter 28

           ButwerethosethingsascontendedbyMasontrueorfalse?

           Clyde,nowasalwaysoverawedandthrownbackonhimselfbythatuncompromisingandshamelesshonestywhichhehadneverbeenablequitetocomprehendinher,announced,withallthefirmnessthathecouldmusteryetwithasecretquaveringchillinhisheartthathehadsworntothetruth.Hehadnotdonethosethingswithwhichhehadbeencharged.Hehadnot.But,alas,asshenowsaidtoherself,onobservinghim,whatwasthatabouthiseyesafaintflickerperhaps.Hewasnotsosureasself-convincedanddefiniteasshehadhopedasshehadprayedhewouldbe.No,no,therewassomethinginhismanner,hiswords,ashespokeafaintrecessiveintonation,asenseofsomethingtroubled,dubious,perhaps,whichquitefrozehernow.

           Hewasnotpositiveenough.Andsohemighthaveplotted,inpartatleast,asshehadfearedatfirst,whenshehadfirstheardofthismighthaveevenstruckheronthatlone,secretlake!whocouldtell?(thesearing,destroyingpowerofsuchathoughtasthat).Andthatinthefaceofallhistestimonytothecontrary.

           But"Jehovah,jirah,Thouwiltnotrequireofamother,inherownandherson’sdarkesthour,thatshedoubthimmakesurehisdeaththroughherownlackoffaith?Oh,noThouwiltnot.OLambofGod,Thouwiltnot!"Sheturned;shebruisedunderherheelthescalyheadofthisdarksuspicionasterrifyingtoherashisguiltwastohim.

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