Американская трагедия

Chapter 26

           Thisbitoftestimonywaslatercontradicted,however,byarivalwitnessforMasonthedriverforLutzBrothers,noless,whoasearnestlysworethathefoundnorutsorroughplaceswhatsoeverintheroad.AndagaintherewereLiggettandWhiggamtosaythatinsofarastheyhadbeenabletonoteordetermine,Clyde’sconductinconnectionwithhistechnicaleffortsforGriffiths&Companyhadbeenattentive,faithfulandvaluable.Theyhadseennoofficialharminhim.Andthenseveralotherminorwitnessestosaythatinsofarastheyhadbeenabletoobservehissocialcomingsandgoings,Clyde’sconductwasmostcircumspect,ceremoniousandguarded.Hehaddonenoillthattheyknewof.But,alas,asMasonincross-examiningthemwasquicktopointout,theyhadneverheardofRobertaAldenorhertroubleorevenofClyde’ssocialrelationshipwithher.

           Finallymanysmallanddangerousanddifficultpointshavingbeenbridgedorbuttressedorfendedagainstaswellaseachsidecould,itbecameBelknap’sdutytosayhislastwordforClyde.Andtothishegaveanentireday,mostcarefully,andinthespiritofhisopeningaddress,retracingandemphasizingeverypointwhichtendedtoshowhowalmostunconsciously,ifnotquiteinnocently,ClydehadfallenintotherelationshipwithRobertawhichhadendedsodisastrouslyforboth.

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