Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           "Yethiswholemanner,aseachandeveryjurornoted,wasthatofonewhowasnotreallytellingthetruth,whowasreallyallofthementalandmoralcowardthatBelknaphadinsistedhewasbutworseyet,reallyguiltyofRoberta’sdeath.Forafterall,askedeachjurorofhimselfashelistened,whycouldn’thehavesavedherifhewasstrongenoughtoswimtoshoreafterwardsoratleasthaveswumtoandsecuredtheboatandhelpedhertotakeholdofit?

           "Sheonlyweighedahundredpounds,didn’tshe?"wentonMasonfeverishly.

           "Yes,Ithinkso."

           "Andyouwhatdidyouweighatthetime?"

           "Aboutahundredandforty,"repliedClyde.

           "Andahundredandfortypoundman,"sneeredMason,turningtothejury,"isafraidtogonearaweak,sick,hundred-poundlittlegirlwhoisdrowning,forfearshewillclingtohimanddraghimunder!Andaperfectlygoodboat,strongenoughtoholdthreeorfourup,withinfifteenortwentyfeet!How’sthat?"

           Andtoemphasizeitandletitsinkin,henowpaused,andtookfromhispocketalargewhitehandkerchief,andafterwipinghisneckandfaceandwristssincetheywerequitedampfromhisemotionalandphysicaleffortsturnedtoBurtonBurleighandcalled:"Youmightaswellhavethisboattakenoutofhere,Burton.We’renotgoingtoneeditforalittlewhileanyhow."Andforthwiththefourdeputiescarrieditout.

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