Американская трагедия

Chapter 20

           Andaseveningfell,hefoundit.Andwalkingsouththroughthewoodsafterwards,withanewstrawhatuponhishead,aclean,drybaginhishand,heimaginedhimselftobesecure.CliffordGoldenwasnomoreCarlGrahamwasnomoredrownedatthebottomofBigBittern,alongwithRobertaAlden.ButClydeGriffithswasaliveandfree,andonhiswaytoTwelfthLake,tothesocietyhesoloved.

           "Gentlemen,ClydeGriffithskilledRobertaAldenbeforeheputherinthatlake.Hebeatherontheheadandface,andhebelievednoeyesawhim.But,asherlastdeathcryrangoutoverthewaterofBigBittern,therewasawitness,andbeforetheprosecutionhascloseditscase,thatwitnesswillbeheretotellyouthestory."

           Masonhadnoeyewitness,buthecouldnotresistthisopportunitytothrowsodisruptingathoughtintotheoppositioncamp.

           Anddecidedly,theresultwasallthatheexpected,andmore.ForClyde,whouptothistimeandparticularlysincethethunderboltoftheletter,hadbeenseekingtofaceitallwithanimperturbablelookofpatientinnocence,nowstiffenedandthenwilted.Awitness!Andheretotestify!God!Thenhe,whoeverhewas,lurkingontheloneshoreofthelake,hadseentheunintendedblow,hadheardhercrieshadseenthathehadnotsoughttoaidher!Hadseenhimswimtoshoreandstealawaymaybehadwatchedhiminthewoodsashechangedhisclothes.

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