Американская трагедия

Chapter 26

           Forhadhenot,inhiscellthenightbefore,beentoldbyJephson,whohadfoundhimdeeplydepressed,thattheverdictinthistrial,assumingthatitprovedtobeunfavorable,wasofnoconsequence.Thetrialfromstarttofinishhadbeenunfair.Prejudiceandbiashadgoverneditseverystep.SuchbullyingandbrowbeatingandinnuendoasMasonhadindulgedinbeforethejurywouldneverpassasfairoradequateinanyhighercourt.Andanewtrialonappealwouldcertainlybegrantedalthoughbywhomsuchanappealwastobeconductedhewasnotnowpreparedtodiscuss.

           Andnow,recallingthat,Clydesayingtohimselfthatitdidnotsomuchmatterperhaps,afterall.Itcouldnot,reallyorcouldit?Yetthinkwhatthesewordsmeantincasehecouldnotgetanewtrial!Death!Thatiswhatitwouldmeanifthiswerefinalandperhapsitwasfinal.Andthentositinthatchairhehadseeninhismind’seyeforsolongthesemanydaysandnightswhenhecouldnotforcehismindtodriveitaway.Hereitwasagainbeforehimthatdreadful,ghastlychaironlycloserandlargerthaneverbeforethereintheverycenterofthespacebetweenhimselfandJusticeOberwaltzer.Hecouldseeitplainlynowsquarish,heavy-armed,heavy-backed,somestrapsatthetopandsides.God!Supposingnoonewouldhelphimnow!EventheGriffithsmightnotbewillingtopayoutanymoremoney!Thinkofthat!TheCourtofAppealstowhichJephsonandBelknaphadreferredmightnotbewillingtohelphimeither.

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