Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           "Andatoncethedetectiveextractedfromhispocketaheavychisel,whilehebeganlookingaroundforahammer.

           "Itisn’tverystrong,"hesaid,"IthinkIcankickitopenifyousayso."

           Atthispoint,Mrs.Peyton,mostastoundedbythesedevelopments,andanxioustoavoidanysuchroughprocedure,exclaimed:"Youcanhaveahammerifyouwish,butwhynotwaitandsendforakeyman?Why,Ineverheardofsuchathinginallmylife."

           However,thedetectivehavingsecuredthehammerandjarredthelockloose,therelayrevealedinasmalltopcratevariousunimportantoddsandendsofClyde’swardrobesocks,collars,ties,amuffler,suspenders,adiscardedsweater,apairofnottoogoodhigh-topwintershoes,acigaretteholder,aredlacquerashtray,andapairofskates.Butinadditionamongthese,inthecornerinonecompactbundle,thefinalfifteenlettersofRoberta,writtenhimfromBiltz,togetherwithasmallpictureofherselfgivenhimtheyearbefore,aswellasanothersmallbundleconsistingofallthenotesandinvitationswrittenhimbySondrauptothetimeshehaddepartedforPinePoint,TheletterswrittenfromthereClydehadtakenwithhimlaidnexthisheart.

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