Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           Onlytwenty-fivecents!"(ThisbeingasetofduplicatecopiesofRoberta’sletterswhichhadbeenstolenfromMason’sofficebyanintimateofBurtonBurleigh’sandbyhimsoldtoapenny-dreadfulpublisherofBinghamton,whoimmediatelyissuedtheminpamphletformtogetherwithanoutlineof"thegreatplot"andRoberta’sandClyde’spictures.)

           Andinthemeantime,overinthereceptionorconferenceroomofthejail,AlvinBelknapandReubenJephson,sidebysidewithClyde,neatlyarrayedintheverysuithehadsoughttosinkforeverinthewatersofLowerTwelfthLake.AndwithanewtieandshirtandshoesaddedinordertopresenthiminhisLycurgusbest.Jephson,longandleanandshabbilydressedasusual,butwithallofthatironandpowerthatsoimpressedClydeineverylineofhisfigureandeverymovementorgestureofhisbody.Belknap—lookinglikeanAlbanybeau—theoneonwhomwastofalltheburdenoftheopeningpresentationofthecaseaswellasthecross-examining,nowsaying:"Nowyou’renotgoingtogetfrightenedorshowanyevidenceofnervousnessatanythingthatmaybesaidordoneatanytime,areyou,Clyde?We’retobewithyou,youknow,allthroughthetrial.Yousitrightbetweenus.Andyou’regoingtosmileandlookunconcernedorinterested,justasyouwish,butneverfearful—butnottooboldorgay,youknow,sothatthey’dfeelthatyou’renottakingthisthingseriously.Youunderstand—justapleasant,gentlemanly,andsympatheticmannerallthetime.Andnotfrightened.

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