Американская трагедия

Chapter 24

           Besides,toreturnnowmeantthathewouldhavetoexplainanditwouldbecomegenerallyknownandeverythingconnectedwithhislifewouldgoMissX,hiswork,hissocialpositionallwhereas,ifhesaidnothing(andhereitwas,andforthefirsttime,ashenowswore,thatthisthoughtoccurredtohim),itmightbeassumedthathetoohaddrowned.Inviewofthisfactandthatanyphysicalhelphemightnowgiveherwouldnotrestorehertolife,andthatacknowledgmentwouldmeanonlytroubleforhimandshameforher,hedecidedtosaynothing.Andso,toremovealltraces,hehadtakenoffhisclothesandwrungthemoutandwrappedthemforpackingasbesthecould.Next,havingleftthetripodonshorewithhisbag,hedecidedtohidethat,anddid.Hisfirststrawhat,theonewithoutthelining(butaboutwhichabsentlininghenowdeclaredheknewnothing),hadbeenlostwiththeoverturningoftheboat,andsonowhehadputontheextraonehehadwithhim,althoughhealsohadacapwhichhemighthaveworn.(Heusuallycarriedanextrahatonatripbecausesooften,itseemed,somethinghappenedtoone.)Thenhehadventuredtowalksouththroughthewoodstowardarailroadwhichhethoughtcutthroughthewoodsinthatdirection.Hehadnotknownofanyautomobileroadthroughtherethen,andasformakingfortheCranstonssodirectly,heconfessedquitesimplythathewouldnaturallyhavegonethere.

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