Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           HowwasitthenthatwhenyoumetthosethreemeninthewoodsyouwereabletoaskthemhowfaritwastoThreeMileBay?"

           "Ididn’task’emthat,"repliedClyde,ashehadbeeninstructedbyJephsontosay."Iasked’emiftheyknewanyroadtoThreeMileBay,andhowfaritwas.Ididn’tknowwhetherthatwastheroadornot."

           "Well,thatwasn’thowtheytestifiedhere."

           "Well,Idon’tcarewhattheytestifiedto,that’swhatIasked’emjustthesame."

           "Itseemstomethataccordingtoyouallthewitnessesareliarsandyouaretheonlytruthfuloneinthebunch....Isn’tthatit?But,whenyoureachedThreeMileBay,didyoustoptoeat?Youmusthavebeenhungry,weren’tyou?"

           "No,Iwasn’thungry,"repliedClyde,simply.

           "Youwantedtogetawayfromthatplaceasquicklyaspossible,wasn’tthatit?YouwereafraidthatthosethreemenmightgouptoBigBitternandhavingheardaboutMissAlden,tellabouthavingseenyouwasn’tthatit?"

           "No,thatwasn’tit.ButIdidn’twanttostayaroundthere.I’vesaidwhy."

           "Isee.ButafteryougotdowntoSharonwhereyoufeltalittlemoresafealittlefurtheraway,youdidn’tloseanytimeineating,didyou?Ittastedprettygoodallrightdownthere,didn’tit?"

           "Oh,Idon’tknowaboutthat.Ihadacupofcoffeeandasandwich.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1261 из 1435