Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           Isawit,onlyIwastoofrightenedthewayshewasstrugglingaboutinthewatertogonearher,becauseIwasafraidthatifIdidshemightdragmedown.Andthenshewentdown.AndIswamashore.Andthat’stheGod’struth!"

           Hisface,ashetalked,hadsuddenlybecomeallflushed,andhishandsalso.Yethiseyesweretortured,terrifiedpoolsofmisery.Hewasthinkingbutmaybetherewasn’tanywindthatafternoonandmaybetheywouldfindthatout.Orthetripodhiddenunderalog.Iftheyfoundthat,wouldn’ttheythinkhehitherwiththat?Hewaswetandtrembling.

           ButalreadyMasonwasbeginningtoquestionhimagain.

           "Now,let’sseeastothisaminute.Yousayyoudidn’ttakeheruptherewithanyintentionofkillingher?"

           "No,sir,Ididn’t."

           "Well,then,howwasitthatyoudecidedtowriteyournametwodifferentwaysonthoseregistersupthereatBigBitternandGrassLake?"

           "BecauseIdidn’twantanyonetoknowthatIwasuptherewithher."

           "Oh,Isee.Didn’twantanyscandalinconnectionwiththeconditionshewasin?"

           "No,sir.Yes,sir,thatis."

           "Butyoudidn’tmindifhernamewasscandalizedincaseshewasfoundafterwards?"

           "ButIdidn’tknowshewasgoingtobedrowned,"repliedClyde,slylyandshrewdly,sensingthetrapintime.

           "Butyoudidknowthatyouyourselfweren’tcomingback,ofcourse.

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