Американская трагедия

Chapter 34

           "ItwastheReverendMcMillan—nowaccompaniedbytheReverendGibson,who,seeingtheprisonguardsapproaching,wasthenaddressingClyde.

           AndClydenowgettingupfromhiscot,onwhich,besidetheReverendMcMillan,hehadbeenlisteningtothereadingofJohn,14,15,16:"Letnotyourheartbetroubled.YebelieveinGod—believealsoinme."AndthenthefinalwalkwiththeReverendMcMillanonhisrighthandandtheReverendGibsononhisleft—theguardsfrontandrear.Butwith,insteadofthecustomaryprayers,theReverendMcMillanannouncing:"HumbleyourselvesunderthemightyhandofGodthatHemayexaltyouinduetime.CastallyourcareuponHimforHecarethforyou.Beatpeace.WiseandrighteousareHisways,whohathcalledusintoHiseternalglorybyChristJesus,afterthatwehavesufferedalittle.Iamtheway,thetruthandthelife—nomancomethuntotheFatherbutbyme."

           Butvariousvoices—asClydeenteredthefirstdoortocrosstothechairroom,calling:"Good-by,Clyde."AndClyde,withenoughearthlythoughtandstrengthtoreply:"Good-by,all."Buthisvoicesoundingsostrangeandweak,eventohimself,sofardistantasthoughitemanatedfromanotherbeingwalkingalongsideofhim,andnotfromhimself.Andhisfeetwerewalking,butautomatically,itseemed.Andhewasconsciousofthatfamiliarshuffle—shuffle—astheypushedhimonandontowardthatdoor.Nowitwashere;nowitwasbeingopened.

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