Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           AndClydenotingtheirinterestandcuriosity,andmostlikelysuspicion,nowreturned:

           "Well,Idon’tknowjusthowIcametoforgetthat."

           "Oh,no,ofcourseyoudon’t,"snortedMason."Amanwhoisplanningtokillagirlonalonelakehasalotofthingstothinkof,anditisn’tanywonderifyouforgetafewofthem.Butyoudidn’tforgettoaskthepurserthefaretoSharon,onceyougottoThreeMileBay,didyou?"

           "Idon’trememberifIdidornot."

           "Well,heremembers.Hetestifiedtoithere.YoubotheredtoaskthepriceoftheroomatGrassLake.Youaskedthepriceoftheboatthere.YouevenaskedthepriceofthebusfaretoBigBittern.Whatapityyoucouldn’tthinktoaskthepriceoftheboatatBigBittern?Youwouldn’tbesonervousaboutitnow,wouldyou?"andhereMasonlookedatthejurorsasmuchastosay:Yousee!

           "Ijustdidn’tthinkofit,Iguess,"repeatedClyde.

           "Averysatisfactoryexplanation,I’msure,"wentonMason,sarcastically.Andthenasswiftlyaspossible:"Idon’tsupposeyouhappentorecallanitemofthirteendollarsandtwentycentspaidforalunchattheCasinoonJulyninththedayafterRobertaAlden’sdeathdoyouordoyounot?"Masonwasdramatic,persistent,swiftscarcelygivinghimtimetothinkorbreathe,ashesawit.

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