Американская трагедия

Chapter 33

           They’lldrawthecurtainsforme,too.Intothatotherroomthenbackacrossthepassagesayinggood-byeasIgo,likethoseothers.Iwillnotbehereanymore."Heseemedtobegoingovereachstepinhismindeachstepwithwhichhewassofamiliar,onlynow,forthefirsttime,hewaslivingitforhimself.Now,inthefaceofthisdreadnews,whichsomehowwasasfascinatingasitwasterrible,feelingnotasdistraitorweakasatfirsthehadimaginedhewouldbe.Rather,tohisastonishment,consideringallhispreviousterrorinregardtothis,thinkingofwhathewoulddo,whathewouldsay,inanoutwardlycalmway.

           WouldherepeatprayersreadtohimbytheReverendMcMillanhere?Nodoubt.Andmaybegladly,too.Andyet

           InhismomentarytrancehewasunconsciousofthefactthattheReverendDuncanwaswhispering:

           "Butyouseewehaven’treachedtheendofthisyet.ThereisanewGovernorcomingintoofficeinJanuary.Heisaverysensibleandkindlyman,Ihear.InfactIknowseveralpeoplewhoknowhimanditismyplantoseehimpersonallyaswellastohavesomeotherpeoplewhomIknowwritehimonthestrengthofwhatIwilltellthem."

           ButfromClyde’slookatthemoment,aswellaswhathenowsaid,hecouldtellthathewasnotlistening.

           "Mymother.Isupposesomeoneoughttotelegraphher.Sheisgoingtofeelverybad

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