Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           "

           "Youcouldn’tchangeeventhen?"

           "No,sir.Ifeltsorry,butIcouldn’t."

           "Isee.Butnevermindthatnow.Iwillcometothatlater.JustnowIwanttohaveyouexplaintothejury,ifyoucan,justwhatitwasaboutthisMissX,ascontrastedwithMissAlden,thatmadeherseemsoverymuchmoredesirableinyoureyes.Justwhatcharacteristicsofmannerorfaceormindorposition—orwhateveritwasthatsoenticedyou?Ordoyouknow?"

           ThiswasaquestionwhichbothBelknapandJephsoninvariouswaysandforvariousreasons—psychic,legal,personal—hadaskedClydebefore,andwithvaryingresults.Atfirsthecouldnotandwouldnotdiscussheratall,fearingthatwhateverhesaidwouldbeseizeduponandusedinhistrialandthenewspapersalongwithhername.Butlater,whenbecauseofthesilenceofthenewspaperseverywhereinregardtohertruename,itbecameplainthatshewasnottobefeatured,hepermittedhimselftotalkmorefreelyabouther.Butnowhereonthestand,hegrewoncemorenervousandreticent.

           "Well,yousee,it’shardtosay.Shewasverybeautifultome.MuchmoresothanRoberta—butnotonlythat,shewasdifferentfromanyoneIhadeverknown—moreindependent—andeverybodypaidsomuchattentiontowhatshedidandwhatshesaid.SheseemedtoknowmorethananyoneelseIeverknew.Thenshedressedawfullywell,andwasveryrichandinsocietyandhernameandpictureswerealwaysinthepaper.

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