Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           ButjustherealongwranglebetweenBelknapandMasonastothecompetencyofsuchtestimonysinceClydedeclaredthathecouldnotrememberclearlybutOberwaltzerfinallyallowingthetestimonyonthegroundthatitwouldshow,relatively,whetheralightorheavypushorblowwasrequiredinordertoupsetanyonewhomightbe"lightly"or"loosely"poised.

           "ButhowinHeaven’snamearetheseanticsasheredemonstratedonamanofMr.Newcomb’sbuildtoshowwhatwouldfollowinthecaseofagirlofthesizeandweightofMissAlden?"persistedBelknap.

           "Well,thenwe’llputagirlofthesizeandweightofMissAldeninhere."AndatoncecallingforZillahSaundersandputtingherinNewcomb’splace.ButBelknapnone-the-lessproceedingwith:

           "Andwhatofthat?Theconditionsaren’tthesame.Thisboatisn’tonthewater.Notwopeoplearegoingtobealikeintheirresistanceortheirphysicalresponsestoaccidentalblows."

           "Thenyourefusetoallowthisdemonstrationtobemade?"(ThiswasfromMason,turningandcynicallyinquiring.)

           "Oh,makeitifyouchoose.Itdoesn’tmeananythingthough,asanybodycansee,"persistedBelknap,suggestively.

           AndsoClyde,underdirectionsfromMason,nowpushingatZillah,"aboutashard,"(hethought)ashehadaccidentallypushedatRoberta.Andshefallingbackalittlenotmuchbutinsodoingbeingabletolayahandoneachsideoftheboatandsosaveherself.

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