Американская трагедия

Chapter 26

           Andshewouldnotsendhimanywordnow,ofcourseshewhohadbeengoingtomarryhimandgivehimeverything!

           Butinthemeantimethecrowdabouthimsilentalthoughorperhapsbecauseintenselysatisfied.Thelittledevilhadn’t"gottenby."Hehadn’tfooledthetwelvesanemenofthiscountywithallthatbunkaboutachangeofheart.Whatrot!WhileJephsonsatandstared,andBelknap,hisstrongfacewrittenalloverwithcontemptanddefiance,makinghismotions.AndMasonandBurleighandNewcombandRedmondthinlyrepressingtheirintensesatisfactionbehindmaskspreternaturallysevere,thewhileBelknapcontinuedwitharequestthatthesentencebeputoffuntilthefollowingFridayaweekhence,whenhecouldmoreconvenientlyattend,butwithJusticeOberwaltzerreplyingthathethoughtnotunlesssomegoodreasoncouldbeshown.Butonthemorrow,ifcounseldesired,hewouldlistentoanargument.Ifitweresatisfactoryhewoulddelaysentenceotherwise,pronounceitthefollowingMonday.

           Yet,evenso,Clydewasnotconcernedwiththisargumentatthemoment.Hewasthinkingofhismotherandwhatshewouldthinkfeel.Hehadbeenwritinghersoregularly,insistingalwaysthathewasinnocentandthatshemustnotbelieveall,orevenapart,ofwhatshereadanthenewspapers.Hewasgoingtobeacquittedsure.Hewasgoingtogoonthestandandtestifyforhimself.Butnow...now...oh,heneededhernowsomuch.Quiteeveryone,asitseemednow,hadforsakenhim.

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