Американская трагедия

Chapter 30

           "ImovefromG2toE1"—eachsquarebeingnumberedeachsidelettered.Themovescheckedwithapencil.

           Thereafterthesecondpartyhavingrecordedthismoveonhisownboardandhavingstudiedtheeffectofitonhisowngeneralposition,wouldcall:"ImovefromE7toF5."Ifmoreofthosepresentdecidedtojoininthiseitherononesideortheother,additionalboardsandpencilswerepassedtoeachsignifyinghisdesire.ThenShortyBristol,desiringtoaid"Dutch"Swighort,threecellsdown,mightcall:"Iwouldn’tdothat,Dutch.Waitaminute,there’sabettermovethanthat."Andsoonwithtaunts,oaths,laughter,arguments,accordingtothevaryingfortunesanddifficultiesofthegame.Andso,too,withcards.Thesewereplayedwitheachmanlockedinhiscell,yetquiteassuccessfully.

           ButClydedidnotcareforcardsorforthesejibingandcoarsehoursofconversation.TherewasforhimandwiththeexceptionofthespeechofoneNicholsonalone,toomuchribaldandevenbrutaltalkwhichhecouldnotappreciate.ButhewasdrawntoNicholson.Hewasbeginningtothinkafteratimeafewdaysthatthislawyerhispresenceandcompanionshipduringtheexercisehourwhenevertheychancedtobeinthesamesetcouldhelphimtoendurethis.Hewasthemostintelligentandrespectablemanhere.Theotherswereallsodifferenttaciturnattimesandforthemostpartsosinister,crudeorremote.

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