Американская трагедия

Chapter 30

           It’lldoyougood."

           HemovedawayafewpacesandbeganexercisinghisarmswhileClydestoodthere,saying—almostloudly—soshakenwashestill:"Weallhavetobeorthewholeplacewouldgocrazy."Thatwastrue,ashecouldseeandfeelafterthatfirstnight.Crazy,indeed.Torturedtodeath,maybe,bybeingcompelledtowitnesstheseterribleandcompletelydestroying—andforeach—impendingtragedies.Buthowlongwouldhehavetoendurethis?Howlongwouldhe?

           Inthecourseofadayortwo,againhefoundthisdeathhousewasnotquitelikethateither—notallterror—onthesurfaceatleast.Itwasinreality—andinspiteofimpendingdeathineveryinstance,aplaceoftauntandjibeandjest—evengames,athletics,thestage—allformsofhumancontestofskill—ortheargumentsoneveryconceivabletopicfromdeathandwomentolackofit,asfaratleastasthegenerallowintelligenceofthegrouppermitted.

           Forthemostpart,assoonasbreakfastwasover—amongthosewhowerenotcalledupontojointhefirstgroupforexercise,therewerecheckersorcards,twogamesthatwereplayed—notwithasinglesetofcheckersoradeckofcardsbetweengroupsreleasedfromtheircells,butbyoneoftheeverpresentkeepersprovidingtwochallengingprisoners(ifitwerecheckers)withonechecker-boardbutnocheckers.Theywerenotneeded.Thereaftertheopeningmovewascalledbyone.

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