Американская трагедия

Chapter 15

           HismannerchangedwheneverheorIhappenedtomentionher.Once,forinstance,Iaskedhimabouthisrelationswithherandinspiteofthefactthathe’saccusedofseducingandkillingthisothergirl,helookedatmeasthoughIhadsaidsomethingIshouldn’thaveinsultedhimorher."AndhereBelknapsmiledawrysmile,whileJephson,hislong,bonylegsproppedagainstthewalnutdeskbeforehim,merelystaredathim.

           "Youdon’tsay,"hefinallyobserved.

           "Andnotonlythat,"wentonBelknap,"buthesaid,‘Why,no,ofcoursenot.Shewouldn’tallowanythinglikethat,andbesides,’andthenhestopped.‘Andbesideswhat,Clyde,’Iasked.‘Well,youdon’twanttoforgetwhosheis.’‘Oh,Isee,’Isaid.Andthen,willyoubelieveit,hewantedtoknowiftherewasn’tsomewaybywhichhernameandthoselettersshewrotehimcouldn’tbekeptoutofthepapersandthiscaseherfamilypreventedfromknowingsothatsheandtheywouldn’tbehurttoomuch."

           "Notreally?Butwhatabouttheothergirl?"

           "That’sjustthepointI’mtryingtomake.Hecouldplottokillonegirlandmaybeevendidkillher,forallIknow,afterseducingher,butbecausehewasbeingsosculledaroundbyhisgrandideasofthisothergirl,hedidn’tquiteknowwhathewasdoing,really.

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