Американская трагедия

Chapter 12

           Yetinstantlysensingsomethingverydreadful,gatheringherupinhisarms,andconsolinglymurmuring:"There,there!Forheaven’ssake,what’shappenedtomylittlegirlnow?Who’sdonewhatandwhy?"Andthen,withadecidedlyamazedandshakenexpression,listeningtoacompleteconfessionofallthathadoccurredthusfarthefirstmeetingwithClyde,herinterestinhim,theattitudeoftheGriffiths,herletters,herlove,andthenthisthisawfulaccusationandarrest.Andifitweretrue!Andhernamewereused,andherdaddy’s!Andoncemoreshefelltoweepingasthoughherheartwouldbreak,yetknowingfullwellthatintheendshewouldhaveherfather’ssympathyandforgiveness,whateverhissubsequentsufferingandmood.

           AndatonceFinchley,accustomedtopeaceandorderandtactandsenseinhisownhome,lookingathisdaughterinanastoundedandcriticalandyetnotuncharitableway,andexclaiming:"Well,well,ofallthings!Well,I’llbedamned!Iamamazed,mydear!Iamastounded!Thisisalittletoomuch,Imustsay.Accusedofmurder!Andwithlettersofyoursinyourownhandwriting,yousay,inhispossession,orinthehandsofthisdistrictattorney,forallweknowbynow.Tst!Tst!Tst!Damnedfoolish,Sondra,damnedfoolish!Yourmotherhasbeentalkingtomeformonthsaboutthis,andyouknowIwastakingyourwordforitagainsthers.

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