Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           Peyton’shousewhereyouwereandreassurethatlonelygirlbysomuchasawordthatyouwerecoming?Wasitbecauseyourpityforherthenwasn’tasgreatasitwasaftershewroteyouthatthreateningletter?Orwasitbecauseyouhadaplotandyouwereafraidthattoomuchtelephoningtohermightattractattention?HowwasitthatyouhadsomuchpityallofasuddenupatBigBittern,butnoneatalldownthereatLycurgus?Isitsomethingyoucanturnonandofflikeafaucet?"

           "IneversaidIhadnoneatall,"repliedClyde,defiantly,havingjustreceivedaneye-flashfromJephson.

           "Well,youlefthertowaituntilshehadtothreatenyoubecauseofherownterrorandmisery."

           "Well,I’veadmittedthatIdidn’ttreatherright."

           "Ha,ha!Right!RIGHT!Andbecauseofthatadmissionandinfaceofalltheothertestimonywe’vehadhere,yourownincluded,youexpecttowalkoutofhereafreeman,doyou?"

           Belknapwasnottoberestrainedanylonger.Hisobjectioncameandwithbittervehemenceheaddressedthejudge:"Thisisinfamous,yourHonor.Isthedistrictattorneytobeallowedtomakeaspeechwitheveryquestion?"

           "Iheardnoobjection,"counteredthecourt."Thedistrictattorneywillframehisquestionsproperly."

           MasontooktherebukelightlyandturnedagaintoClyde.

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