Американская трагедия

Chapter 30

           "ImovefromG2toE1"—eachsquarebeingnumbered—eachsidelettered.Themovescheckedwithapencil.

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

           ButClydedidnotcareforcards—orforthesejibingandcoarsehoursofconversation.Therewasforhim—andwiththeexceptionofthespeechofone—Nicholson—alone,toomuchribaldandevenbrutaltalkwhichhecouldnotappreciate.ButhewasdrawntoNicholson.Hewasbeginningtothinkafteratime—afewdays—thatthislawyer—hispresenceandcompanionshipduringtheexercisehour—whenevertheychancedtobeinthesameset—couldhelphimtoendurethis.Hewasthemostintelligentandrespectablemanhere.Theotherswereallsodifferent—taciturnattimes—andforthemostpartsosinister,crudeorremote.

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