Американская трагедия

Chapter 30

           

           Thetwodark-eyedsinister-lookingItalians,oneofwhomhadslainagirlbecauseshewouldnotmarryhim;theotherwhohadrobbedandthenslainandattemptedtoburnthebodyofhisfather-in-lawinordertogetmoneyforhimselfandhiswife!AndbigLarryDonahuesquare-headed,square-shoulderedbigoffeetandhands,anoverseassoldier,who,beingejectedfromajobasnightwatchmaninaBrooklynfactory,hadlainfortheforemanwhohaddischargedhimandthenkilledhimonanopencommonsomewhereatnight,butwithouttheskilltokeepfromlosingaservicemedalwhichhadeventuallyservedtobetrayandidentifyhim.Clydehadlearnedallthisfromthestrangelyindifferentandnon-committal,yetseeminglyfriendlyguards,whowereoverthesecellsbynightandbydaytwoandtwo,turnaboutwhorelievedeachothereveryeighthours.AndpoliceofficerRiordanofRochester,whohadkilledhiswifebecauseshewasdeterminedtoleavehimandnow,himself,wastodie.AndThomasMowrer,theyoung"farmer"orfarmhand,ashereallywas,whomClydeonhisfirstnighthadheardmoaningamanwhohadkilledhisemployerwithapitchforkandwassoontodienowasClydeheard,andwhowalkedandwalked,keepingclosetothewallhisheaddown,hishandsbehindhisbackarude,strong,loutishmanofaboutthirty,wholookedmorebeatenandbetrayedthanasthoughhehadbeenabletotortureordestroyanother.Clydewonderedabouthimhisrealguilt.

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