Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           Forthatwillbecertaintodousandyougreatharm.Sinceyou’reinnocent,youhavenorealreasontobefrightenedalthoughyou’resorry,ofcourse.Youunderstandallthat,Iknow,bynow."

           "Yes,sir,Iunderstand,"repliedClyde."Iwilldojustasyousay.Besides,Ineverstruckherintentionally,andthat’sthetruth.SowhyshouldIbeafraid?"AndherehelookedatJephson,onwhom,forpsychicreasons,hedependedmost.InfactthewordshehadjustspokenweretheverywordswhichJephsonhadsodrilledintohimduringthetwomonthsjustpast.Andcatchingthelook,JephsonnowdrewcloserandfixingClydewithhisgimletandyetencouragingandsustainingblueeyes,began:

           "You’renotguilty!You’renotguilty,Clyde,see?Youunderstandthatfullybynow,andyoumustalwaysbelieveandrememberthat,becauseit’strue.Youdidn’tintendtostrikeher,doyouhear?Yousweartothat.YouhaveswornittomeandBelknaphere,andwebelieveyou.Now,itdoesn’tmaketheleastbitofdifferencethatbecauseofthecircumstancessurroundingallthiswearenotgoingtobeabletomaketheaveragejuryseethisorbelieveitjustasyoutellit.That’sneitherherenorthere.I’vetoldyouthatbefore.Youknowwhatthetruthisandsodowe.BUT,inordertogetjusticeforyou,we’vehadtogetupsomethingelseadummyorsubstitutefortherealfact,whichisthatyoudidn’tstrikeherintentionally,butwhichwecannothopetomakethemseewithoutdisguisingitinsomeway.

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