Американская трагедия

Chapter 17

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           "CHARGEDWITHTHEKILLINGOFMISSROBERTAALDENATBIGBITTERNLAKEINTHEADIRONDACKSONJULY8LAST."

           "RETURNEDINDICTMENTCHARGINGMURDERINTHEFIRSTDEGREE."

           "INSPITEOFALMOSTOVERWHELMINGCIRCUMSTANTIALEVIDENCE."

           "PLEADEDNOTGUILTY."

           "REMANDEDFORTRIAL.""SETFOROCTOBER15."

           "STUNNEDANDDROWNEDHISWORKING-GIRLSWEETHEART."

           "NORELATIVEHASCOMEFORWARD."

           Itwasthusthathereyeandhermindautomaticallyselectedthemostessentiallines.Andthenasswiftlygoingoverthemagain.

           "CLYDEGRIFFITHS,NEPHEWOFTHEWEALTHYCOLLARMANUFACTUREROFLYCURGUS,NEWYORK."

           Clydeherson!Andonlyrecentlybutno,overamonthago—(andtheyhadbeenworryingalittleastothat,sheandAsa,becausehehadnot—)July8th!AnditwasnowAugust11th!Thenyes!Butnotherson!Impossible!Clydethemurdererofagirlwhowashissweetheart!Buthewasnotlikethat!Hehadwrittentoherhowhewasgettingalongtheheadofalargedepartment,withafuture.Butofnogirl.Butnow!AndyetthatotherlittlegirlthereinKansasCity.MercifulGod!AndtheGriffiths,ofLycurgus,herhusband’sbrother,knowingofthisandnotwriting!Ashamed,disgusted,nodoubt.Indifferent.Butno,hehadhiredtwolawyers.Yetthehorror!Asa!Herotherchildren!Whatthepaperswouldsay!Thismission!Theywouldhavetogiveitupandgosomewhereelseagain.

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