Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           Butnow,didtheReverendMcMillan,consideringallthatwentbeforeandallthatcameafter—thefactthattheunintentionalblowstillhadhadangerinit—angrydissatisfactionwithher—really—andthatafterwardshehadnotgonetoherrescue—asnow—honestlyandtrulyashewastryingtoshow—didhethinkthatthatconstitutedmurder—mortalbloodguiltforwhichspiritually,aswellaslegally,hemightbesaidtodeservedeath?Didhe?Hewouldliketoknowforhisownsoul’speace—sothathecouldpray,maybe.

           TheReverendMcMillanhearingallthis—andneverinhislifebeforehavingheardorhavinghadpassedtohimsointricateandelusiveandstrangeaproblem—andbecauseofClyde’sfaithinandregardforhim,enormouslyimpressed.Andnowsittingbeforehimquitestillandponderingmostdeeply,sadlyandevennervously—soseriousandimportantwasthisrequestforanopinion—somethingwhich,asheknew,Clydewascountingontogivehimearthlyandspiritualpeace.But,none-the-less,theReverendMcMillanwashimselftoopuzzledtoanswersoquickly.

           "Uptothetimeyouwentinthatboatwithher,Clyde,youhadnotchangedinyourmoodtowardher—yourintentionto—to—"

           TheReverendMcMillan’sfacewasgrayanddrawn.Hiseyesweresad.Hehadbeenlistening,ashenowfelt,toasadandterriblestory—anevilandcruelself-torturinganddestroyingstory.

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