Американская трагедия

Chapter 23

           

           "WeadmittheexistenceandcharmandpotentlovespellofthemysteriousMissXandherletters,whichwehavenotbeenabletointroducehere,andtheireffectonthisdefendant.WeadmithisloveforthisMissX,andweproposetoshowbywitnessesofourown,aswellasbyanalyzingsomeofthetestimonythathasbeenofferedhere,thatperhapstheslyandlecherousovertureswithwhichthisdefendantissupposedtohaveluredthelovelysoulnowsosadlyandyetsopurelyaccidentallyblottedout,asweshallshow,fromthestraightandnarrowpathofmorality,wereperhapsnomoreslynorlecherousthantheproceedingsofanyyouthwhofindsthegirlofhischoicesurroundedbythosewhoseelifeonlyinthetermsofthestrictestandnarrowestmoralregime.And,gentlemen,asyourowncountydistrictattorneyhastoldyou,RobertaAldenlovedClydeGriffiths.Attheveryopeningofthisrelationshipwhichhassinceprovedtobeatragedy,thisdeadgirlwasdeeplyandirrevocablyinlovewithhim,justasatthetimeheimaginedthathewasinlovewithher.Andpeoplewhoaredeeplyandearnestlyinlovewitheachotherarenotmuchconcernedwiththeopinionsofothersinregardtothemselves.Theyareinloveandthatissufficient!

           "But,gentlemen,Iamnotgoingtodwellonthatphaseofthequestionsomuchasonthisexplanationwhichweareabouttooffer.

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