Американская трагедия

Chapter 14

           IliverighthereinBridgeburgandIhavebeensentoverbythatotherfellowwhowashereawhileagoCatchuman,wasn’tthathisname?Youdidn’tgetalongwithhimsoverywell,didyou?Well,Ididn’teither.He’snotourkind,Iguess.Buthere’saletterfromhimauthorizingmetorepresentyou.Wanttoseeit?"HepokeditgeniallyandauthoritativelythroughthenarrowbarstowardwhichClyde,nowcuriousanddubious,approached.Fortherewassomethingsowhole-heartedandunusualandseeminglysympatheticandunderstandinginthisman’svoicethatClydetookcourage.Andwithouthesitancy,therefore,hetooktheletterandlookedatit,thenreturneditwithasmile.

           "There,Ithoughtso,"wentonBelknap,mostconvincinglyandpleasedwithhiseffect,whichhecreditedentirelytohisownmagnetismandcharm."That’sbetter.Iknowwe’regoingtogetalong.Icanfeelit.Youaregoingtobeabletotalktomeaseasilyandtruthfullyasyouwouldtoyourmother.Andwithoutanyfearthatanywordofanythingyouevertellmeisgoingtoreachanotherear,unlessyouwantitto,see?ForI’mgoingtobeyourlawyer,Clyde,ifyou’llletme,andyou’regoingtobemyclient,andwe’regoingtositdowntogetherto-morrow,orwheneveryousayso,andyou’regoingtotellmeallyouthinkIoughttoknow,andI’mgoingtotellyouwhatIthinkIoughttoknow,andwhetherI’mgoingtobeabletohelpyou.

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