Американская трагедия

Chapter 32

           Thoseterrible,troubleddayswheninspiteofhimselfashenowunderstoodit(Belknap’sargumenthavingcleareditupforhim)hehadburnedwiththatwildfeverwhichwasnotunakininitsmanifestationstoaformofinsanity.ThebeautifulSondra!ThegloriousSondra!Thewitcheryandfireofhersmilethen!Evennowthatdreadfulfeverwasnotentirelyoutbutonlysmolderingsmotheredbyallofthedreadfulthingsthathadsincehappenedtohim.

           Also,itmustbesaidonhisbehalfnow,mustitnotthatnever,underanyothercircumstances,wouldhehavesuccumbedtoanysuchterriblethoughtorplotasthattokillanyoneletaloneagirllikeRobertaunlesshehadbeensoinfatuatedlunatic,even.ButhadnotthejurythereatBridgeburglistenedtothatpleawithcontempt?AndwouldtheCourtofAppealsthinkdifferently?Hefearednot.Andyetwasitnottrue?Orwasheallwrong?Orwhat?CouldtheRev.McMillanoranyoneelsetowhomhewouldexplaintellhimastothat?Hewouldliketotalktohimaboutitconfesseverythingperhaps,inordertogethimselfclearonallthis.Further,therewasthefactthathavingplottedforSondra’ssake(andGod,ifnooneelse,knewthat)hestillhadnotbeenabletoexecuteit.Andthathadnotbeenbroughtoutinthetrial,becausethefalseformofdefenseusedpermittednoexplanationoftherealtruththenandyetitwasamitigatingcircumstance,wasitnotorwouldtheRev.McMillanthinkso?Aliehadtobeused,asJephsonsawit.

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