Американская трагедия

Chapter 34

           Butonwhatgroundscouldhe—DavidWaltham,andwithoutanyneworvaryingdataofanykind—justareinterpretationoftheevidenceasalreadypassedupon—venturetochangeClyde’sdeathsentencetolifeimprisonment?Hadnotajury,aswellastheCourtofAppeals,alreadysaidheshoulddie?

           Inconsequence,asMrs.Griffithsbeganherplea,hervoiceshaky—retracingasbestshecouldthestoryofClyde’slife,hisvirtues,thefactthatatnotimeeverhadhebeenabadorcruelboy—thatRoberta,ifnotMissX,wasnotentirelyguiltlessinthematter—hemerelygazedatherdeeplymoved.Theloveanddevotionofsuchamother!Heragonyinthishour;herfaiththathersoncouldnotbeasevilastheprovenfactsseemedtoindicatetohimandeveryoneelse."Oh,mydearGovernor,howcanthesacrificeofmyson’slifenow,andwhenspirituallyhehaspurgedhissoulofsinandisreadytodevotehimselftotheworkofGod,repaythestateforthelossofthatpoor,deargirl’slife,whetheritwasaccidentallyorotherwisetaken—howcanit?CannotthemillionsofpeopleofthestateofNewYorkbemerciful?Cannotyouastheirrepresentativeexercisethemercythattheymayfeel?"

           Hervoicebroke—shecouldnotgoon.Insteadsheturnedherbackandbegantocrysilently,whileWaltham,shakenbyanemotionhecouldnotmaster,merelystoodthere.Thispoorwoman!Soobviouslyhonestandsincere.ThentheReverendMcMillan,seeinghisopportunity,nowenteringhisplea.Clydehadchanged.

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