Американская трагедия

Chapter 27

           Enlightenmentandhelpmustcomefromsomewhere—otherwisehowwasshetogetthefare,letaloneraisemoneyforClyde’sappeal?

           Yetassheprayed—onherknees—athought.Thenewspapershadbeenhoundingherforinterviews.Theyhadfollowedherhereandthere.Whyhadshenotgonetoherson’said?Whatdidshethinkofthis?Whatofthat?Andnowshesaidtoherself,whyshouldshenotgototheeditorofoneofthegreatpaperssoanxioustoquestionheralwaysandtellhimhowgreatwasherneed?Also,thatifhewouldhelphertoreachhersonintimetobewithhimonhisdayofsentencethatshe,hismother,wouldreportthesameforhim.Thesepapersweresendingtheirreportershere,there—eventothetrial,asshehadread.Whynother—hismother?Couldshenotspeakandwritetoo?Howmany,manytractshadshenotcomposed?

           Andsonowtoherfeet—onlytosinkoncemoreonherknees:"Thouhastansweredme,oh,myGod!"sheexclaimed.Thenrising,shegotoutherancientbrowncoat,thecommonplacebrownbonnetwithstrings—basedonsomemoodinregardtoreligiouslivery—andatonceproceededtothelargestandmostimportantnewspaper.Andbecauseofthenotorietyofherson’strialshewasshowndirectlytothemanagingeditor,whowasasmuchinterestedashewasimpressedandwholistenedtoherwithrespectandsympathy.Heunderstoodhersituationandwasundertheimpressionthatthepaperwouldbeinterestedinthis.Hedisappearedforafewmoments—thenreturned

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