Американская трагедия

Chapter 1

           Allright,Wallace—Well—I’lltellyou,Wallace,havethemleavethecoatandhatjustwheretheyare.Letmesee—it’stwo-thirtynow.I’llbeuponthefouro’clock.Thebusfromtheinntheremeetsthat,doesn’tit?Well,I’llbeoveronthat,sure—And,Wallace,Iwishyou’dwritedownthenamesofallpresentwhosawthebodybroughtup.Whatwasthat?—eighteenfeetofwateratleast?—yes—aveilcaughtinoneoftherowlocks—yes—abrownveil—yes—sure,that’sall—Well,thenhavethemleaveeverythingjustasfound,Wallace,andI’llberightup.Yes,Wallace,thankyou—Goodbye."

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

           "Yougotallthatdown,didyou,Earl?"

           "Yes,sir."

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

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