Американская трагедия

Chapter 26

           Forhadhenot,inhiscellthenightbefore,beentoldbyJephson,whohadfoundhimdeeplydepressed,thattheverdictinthistrial,assumingthatitprovedtobeunfavorable,wasofnoconsequence.Thetrialfromstarttofinishhadbeenunfair.Prejudiceandbiashadgoverneditseverystep.SuchbullyingandbrowbeatingandinnuendoasMasonhadindulgedinbeforethejurywouldneverpassasfairoradequateinanyhighercourt.Andanewtrial—onappeal—wouldcertainlybegranted—althoughbywhomsuchanappealwastobeconductedhewasnotnowpreparedtodiscuss.

           Andnow,recallingthat,Clydesayingtohimselfthatitdidnotsomuchmatterperhaps,afterall.Itcouldnot,really—orcouldit?Yetthinkwhatthesewordsmeantincasehecouldnotgetanewtrial!Death!Thatiswhatitwouldmeanifthiswerefinal—andperhapsitwasfinal.Andthentositinthatchairhehadseeninhismind’seyeforsolong—thesemanydaysandnightswhenhecouldnotforcehismindtodriveitaway.Hereitwasagainbeforehim—thatdreadful,ghastlychair—onlycloserandlargerthaneverbefore—thereintheverycenterofthespacebetweenhimselfandJusticeOberwaltzer.Hecouldseeitplainlynow—squarish,heavy-armed,heavy-backed,somestrapsatthetopandsides.God!Supposingnoonewouldhelphimnow!EventheGriffithsmightnotbewillingtopayoutanymoremoney!Thinkofthat!TheCourtofAppealstowhichJephsonandBelknaphadreferredmightnotbewillingtohelphimeither.

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