Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           Allright,WallaceWellI’lltellyou,Wallace,havethemleavethecoatandhatjustwheretheyare.Letmeseeit’stwo-thirtynow.I’llbeuponthefouro’clock.Thebusfromtheinntheremeetsthat,doesn’tit?Well,I’llbeoveronthat,sureAnd,Wallace,Iwishyou’dwritedownthenamesofallpresentwhosawthebodybroughtup.Whatwasthat?eighteenfeetofwateratleast?yesaveilcaughtinoneoftherowlocksyesabrownveilyessure,that’sallWell,thenhavethemleaveeverythingjustasfound,Wallace,andI’llberightup.Yes,Wallace,thankyouGoodbye."

           SlowlyMr.Heitrestoredthereceivertothehookandasslowlyarosefromthecapaciouswalnut-huedchairinwhichhesat,strokinghisheavywhiskers,whileheeyedEarlNewcomb,combinationtypist,recordclerk,andwhatnot.

           "Yougotallthatdown,didyou,Earl?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Well,youbettergetyourhatandcoatandcomealongwithme.We’llhavetocatchthat3:10.Youcanfillinafewsubpoenasonthetrain.Ishouldsayyoubettertakefifteenortwentytobeonthesafeside,andtakethenamesofsuchwitnessesaswecanfindonthespot.AndyoubettercallupMrs.Heitandsay‘taintlikelyI’llbehomefordinnertonightormuchbeforethedowntrain.Wemayhavetostayupthereuntiltomorrow.Younevercantellinthesecaseshowthey’regoingtoturnoutandit’sbesttobeonthesafeside.

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