Американская трагедия

Chapter 23

           Andonthisverydayhisdefensewouldbeginandhewouldhavetogoforwardastheonlywitnessofanyimport.Yetaskinghimself,HOWCOULDHE?Thecrowd.Itstemper.Thenervousstrainofitsunbeliefandhatredbynow.AndafterBelknapwasthroughwithhim,thenMason.ItwasallrightforBelknapandJephson.Theywereinnodangerofbeingtortured,ashewascertainofbeingtortured.

           Yetinthefaceofallthis,andafteranhourspentwithJephsonandBelknapinhiscell,findinghimselfbackinthecourtroom,underthepersistentgazeofthisnondescriptjuryandthetenselyinterestedaudience.AndnowBelknaprisingbeforethejuryandaftersolemnlycontemplatingeachoneofthem,beginning:

           "Gentlemensomewhatoverthreeweeksagoyouweretoldbythedistrictattorneythatbecauseoftheevidencehewasabouttopresenthewouldinsistthatyoujurorsmustfindtheprisoneratthebarguiltyofthecrimeofwhichhestandsindicted.Ithasbeenalongandtediousproceduresincethen.

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