Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

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           "Thenwhydidyoupackeverythinginyourroominyourtrunkandlockit?"

           "Well...well...thatis,"hesitatedClyde,thechargecomingsoquicklyandsoentirelyapartfromwhathadjustbeenspokenofbeforethathehadscarcelytimetocollecthiswits—"well,youseeIwasn’tabsolutelysure.Ididn’tknowbutwhatImighthavetogowhetherIwantedtoornot."

           "Isee.Andsoifyouhaddecidedupthereunexpectedlyasyoudid—"(andhereMasonsmirkedonhimasmuchastosayyouthinkanyonebelievesthat?)"youwouldn’thavehadtimetocomebackanddecentlypackyourthingsanddepart?"

           "Well,no,sirthatwasn’tthereasoneither."

           "Wellthen,whatwasthereason?"

           "Well,yousee,"andhereforlackofpreviousthoughtonthissubjectaswellaslackofwittograsptheessentialityofasuitableandplausibleanswerquickly,ClydehesitatedaseveryonefirstandforemostBelknapandJephsonnotedandthenwenton:"Well,youseeifIhadtogoaway,evenforashorttimeasIthoughtImight,IdecidedthatImightneedwhateverIhadinahurry."

           "Isee.You’requitesureitwasn’tthatincasethepolicediscoveredwhoCliffordGoldenorCarlGrahamwere,thatyoumightwishtoleavequickly?"

           "No,sir.Itwasn’t."

           "Andsoyoudidn’ttellMrs.Peytonyouweregivinguptheroomeither,didyou?"

           "No,sir.

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