Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           ButnowinregardtoMissX,"hecontinued,turningtoClyde,"itisalreadyagreedbybothsidesthatyoumetherinLycurgussometimeinNovemberorDecemberoflastyear.Thatiscorrect,isitnot?"

           "Yes,sir,thatiscorrect,"repliedClyde,sadly.

           "Andthatatonceyoufellverymuchinlovewithher?"

           "Yes,sir.That’strue."

           "Shewasrich?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Beautiful?

           "Ibelieveitisadmittedbyallthatsheis,"hesaidtothecourtingeneralwithoutrequiringoranticipatingareplyfromClyde,yetthelatter,sothoroughlydrilledhadhebeen,nowreplied:"Yes,sir."

           "HadyoutwoyourselfandMissAlden,ImeanatthattimewhenyoufirstmetMissXalreadyestablishedthatillicitrelationshipreferredto?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Well,now,inviewofallthatbutno,onemoment,thereissomethingelseIwanttoaskyoufirstnow,letmeseeatthetimethatyoufirstmetthisMissXyouwerestillinlovewithRobertaAlden,wereyouorwereyounot?"

           "Iwasstillinlovewithheryes,sir."

           "Youhadnot,uptothattimeatleast,inanywaybecomewearyofher?Orhadyou?"

           "No,sir.Ihadnot."

           "Herloveandhercompanionshipwerejustaspreciousanddelightfultoyouasever?"

           "Yes,sir,theywere.

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