Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           Forthwith,thedistrictattorneyproceededwithhimtoalocalnotary’sofficewhereadepositionwasmade,afterwhichhecalledhisoffice,andlearningthatRoberta’sbodyhadbeenbroughttoBridgeburg,hedrovetherewithasmuchspeedashecouldattain.AndoncethereandinthepresenceofthebodyalongwithTitus,BurtonBurleigh,HeitandEarlNewcomb,hewasabletodecideforhimself,evenwhileTitus,halfdemented,gazeduponthefeaturesofhischild,firstthatshetrulywasRobertaAldenandnextastowhetherheconsideredherofthetypewhowouldwantonlyyieldherselftosuchaliaisonastheregistrationatGrassLakeseemedtoindicate.Hedecidedhedidnot.Thiswasacaseofsly,evilseductionaswellasmurder.Oh,thescoundrel!Andstillatlarge.Almostthepoliticalvalueofallthiswasobscuredbyanangrysocialresentfulnessagainstmenofmeansingeneral.

           Butthisparticularcontactwiththedead,madeatteno’clockatnightinthereceivingparlorsoftheLutzBrothers,Undertakers,andwithTitusAldenfallingonhiskneesbythesideofhisdaughterandemotionallycarryinghersmall,coldhandstohislipswhilehegazedfeverishlyandprotestinglyuponherwaxyface,framedbyherlongbrownhair,wasscarcelysuchastopromiseanunbiasedorevenlegalopinion.Theeyesofallthosepresentwerewetwithtears.

           AndnowTitusAldeninjectedanewandmostdramaticnoteintothesituation.

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