Американская трагедия

Chapter 23

           AndweadmitthattheymotivatedtheactionsofClydeGriffiths.

           "ButdidhekillRobertaAlden?

           "No!

           "Andagain,no!

           "Ordidheplotinanyway,half-heartedlyorotherwise,todragherupthereundertheguiseofvariousaliasesandthen,becauseshewouldnotsethimfree,drownher?Ridiculous!Impossible!Insane!Hisplanwascompletelyandentirelydifferent.

           "But,gentlemen,"andherehesuddenlypausedasthoughaneworoverlookedthoughthadjustcometohim,"perhapsyouwouldbebettersatisfiedwithmyargumentandthefinaljudgmentyouaretorenderifyouweretohavethetestimonyofoneeye-witnessatleastofRobertaAlden’sdeathonewho,insteadofjusthearingavoice,wasactuallypresent,andwhosawandhenceknowshowshemetherdeath."

           HenowlookedatJephsonasmuchastosay:Now,Reuben,atlast,hereweare!AndReuben,turningtoClyde,easilyandyetwithironinhiseverymotion,whispered:"Well,hereweare,Clyde,it’suptoyounow.OnlyI’mgoingalongwithyou,see?I’vedecidedtoexamineyoumyself.

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