Американская трагедия

Chapter 18

           Butifhesaidtheword,shewouldsogladlyattempttoraisethenecessarymoneyandcometohisaid—sitinhiscellandplanwithhim—holdinghishands—butasClydesowellknewandthoughtatthistimeandwhichcausedhimtodecidethatshemustnotcomeyet—demandingofhimthetruth—withthoseclear,steadyblueeyesofherslookingintohisown.Hecouldnotstandthatnow.

           For,frowningdirectlybeforehim,likeahugeandbasaltheadlandaboveatroubledandangrysea,wasthetrialitself,withallthatitimplied—thefierceassaultofMasonwhichhecouldonlyconfront,forthemostpart,withtheliesframedforhimbyJephsonandBelknap.For,althoughhewasconstantlyseekingtosalvehisconsciencewiththethoughtthatatthelastmomenthehadnothadthecouragetostrikeRoberta,neverthelessthisotherstorywassoterriblydifficultforhimtopresentanddefend—afactwhichbothBelknapandJephsonrealizedandwhichcausedthelattertoappearmostfrequentlyatClyde’scelldoorwiththegreeting:"Well,how’stricksto-day?"

           ThepeculiarlyrustyanddisheveledandindifferentlytailoredcharacterofJephson’ssuits!Thewornanddisarrangedeffectofhisdarkbrownsofthat,pulledlowoverhiseyes!Hislong,bony,knottyhands,suggestingsomehowanenormoustensilestrength.

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