Американская трагедия

Chapter 25

           "

           "Whatdoyoumean—‘notjustthen’?Weren’tyouwhereyouwantedtobe?"

           "Well,inonewayIwascertainly,"repliedClyde,thinkingofwhatSondrawouldthinkwhenshereadthis,asunquestionablyshewould.Quiteeverythingofallthiswasbeingpublishedinthepaperseveryday.Hecouldnotdenythathewaswithherandthathewantedtobewithher.Atthesametimehehadnotbeenhappy.Howmiserablyunhappyhehadbeen,enmeshedinthatshamefulandbrutalplot!ButnowhemustexplaininsomewaysothatSondra,whensheshouldreadit,andthisjury,wouldunderstand.Andsonowheadded,whileheswallowedwithhisdrythroatandlickedhislipswithhisdrytongue:"ButIwassorryaboutMissAldenjustthesame.Icouldn’tbehappythenIcouldn’tbe.IwasjusttryingtomakepeoplethinkthatIhadn’thadanythingtodowithhergoinguptherethat’sall.Icouldn’tseethattherewasanybetterwaytodo.Ididn’twanttobearrestedforwhatIhadn’tdone."

           "Don’tyouknowthatisfalse!Don’tyouknowyouarelying!"shoutedMason,asthoughtothewholeworld,andthefireandthefuryofhisunbeliefandcontemptwassufficienttoconvincethejury,aswellasthespectators,thatClydewasthemostunmitigatedofliars."YouheardthetestimonyofRufusMartin,thesecondcookupthereatBearLake?"

           "Yes,sir.

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