Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           Decidedly,byquestioninghimproperlyhecouldexplainandsoftenallthat,whereasiflefttoMasonitcouldbetorturedintosomethingexceedinglydarkindeed.Andsonowhecontinued:

           "Andhowlongdidyouworkthere?"

           "Alittleoverayear."

           "Andwhydidyouleave?"

           "Well,itwasonaccountofanaccident."

           "Whatkindofanaccident?"

           AndhereClyde,previouslypreparedanddrilledastoallthisplungedintothedetailswhichleduptoandincludedthedeathofthelittlegirlandhisflightwhichMason,trueenough,hadbeenintendingtobringup.But,now,ashelistenedtoallthis,hemerelyshookhisheadandgruntedironically,"He’dbettergointoallthat,"hecommented.AndJephson,sensingtheimportofwhathewasdoinghowmostlikelyhewas,ashewouldhavephrasedit,"spiking"oneofMr.Mason’sbestguns,continuedwith:

           "Howoldwereyouthen,Clyde,didyousay?"

           "Betweenseventeenandeighteen."

           "Anddoyoumeantotellme,"hecontinued,afterhehadfinishedwithallofthequestionshecouldthinkofinconnectionwithallthis,"thatyoudidn’tknowthatyoumighthavegonebackthere,sinceyouwerenottheonewhotookthecar,andafterexplainingitall,beenparoledinthecustodyofyourparents?"

           "Object!"shoutedMason.

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