Американская трагедия

Chapter 23

           Thousandsofmenandthousandsofwomenhaveseentheirheartschange,theirvowsandfaithandtrustflouted,andhaveevencarriedtheirwoundsintothesecretplacesoftheirsouls,orgoneforth,andgladly,todeathattheirownhandsbecauseofthem.Asthedistrictattorneysaidinhisaddress,itisnotnewanditwillneverbeold.Never!

           "Butitissuchacaseasthislast,Iwarnyou,thatyouarenowcontemplatingandareabouttopassuponagirlwhoisthevictimofsuchachangeofmood.Butthatisnotalegal,howevergreatamoralorsocialcrimeitmaybe.Anditisonlyacuriousandalmostunbelievablytightandyetutterlymisleadingsetofcircumstancesinconnectionwiththedeathofthisgirlthatchancestobringthisdefendantbeforeyouatthistime.Iswearit.Itrulyknowittobeso.Anditcanandwillbefullyexplainedtoyourentiresatisfactionbeforethiscaseisclosed.

           "However,inconnectionwiththislaststatement,thereisanotherwhichmustbemadeasaprefacetoallthatistofollow.

           "Gentlemenofthejury,theindividualwhoisontrialhereforhislifeisamentalaswellasamoralcowardnomoreandnolessnotadownright,hardheartedcriminalbyanymeans.Notunlikemanymenincriticalsituations,heisavictimofamentalandmoralfearcomplex.Why,nooneasyethasbeenquiteabletoexplain.Weallhaveonesecretbugbearorfear.

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