Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           BesidesonceallthatwasknownwouldhenotbedoneforjustthesameinconnectionwithSondra,theGriffiths—everybody.Andverylikelyprosecutedandexecutedformurderjustthesame.Oh,heavens—murder.Andtobetriedforthatnow;thisterriblecrimeagainstherproved.Theywouldelectrocutehimjustthesame—wouldn’tthey?Andthenthefullhorrorofthatcominguponhim—death,possibly—andformurder—hesattherequitestill.Death!God!IfonlyhehadnotleftthoseletterswrittenhimbyRobertaandhismotherinhisroomthereatMrs.Peyton’s.Ifonlyhehadremovedhistrunktoanotherroom,say,beforeheleft.Whyhadn’thethoughtofthat?Yetasinstantlythinking,mightnotthathavebeenamistake,too,beingseeminglyasuspiciousthingtohavedonethen?Buthowcametheytoknowwherehewasfromandwhathisnamewas?Then,asinstantlyreturninginmindtothelettersinthetrunk.For,ashenowrecalled,inoneofthoselettersfromhismothershehadmentionedthataffairinKansasCity,andMasonwouldcometoknowofthat.Ifonlyhehaddestroyedthem.Roberta’s,hismother’s,all!Whyhadn’the?Butnotbeingabletoanswerwhy—justaninsanedesiretokeepthingsmaybe—anythingthatrelatedtohim—akindness,atendernesstowardhim.Ifonlyhehadnotwornthatsecondstrawhat—hadnotmetthosethreemeninthewoods!God!Hemighthaveknowntheywouldbeabletotracehiminsomeway.

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