Американская трагедия

Chapter 2

           

           Thewaywardnessofyounggirls!

           Forplainly,asthisletterindicated,thesetwohadstayedtogetherasmanandwifeatthatinnwhentheywerenotasyetmarried.Hewincedasheread,forhehaddaughtersofhisownofwhomhewasexceedinglyfond.Butatthispointhehadathought.Aquadrennialcountyelectionwasimpending,thevotingtotakeplacethefollowingNovember,atwhichweretobechosenforthreeyearsmoretheentirerosterofcountyoffices,hisownincluded,andinadditionthisyearacountyjudgewhosetermwasforsixyears.InAugust,somesixweeksfurtheron,weretobeheldthecountyRepublicanandDemocraticconventionsatwhichweretobechosentheregularpartynomineesfortheserespectiveoffices.Yetfornooneoftheseplaces,thusfar,otherthanthatofthecountyjudgeship,couldthepresentincumbentoftheofficeofdistrictattorneypossiblylookforwardwithanyhope,sincealreadyhehadheldthepositionofdistrictattorneyfortwoconsecutiveterms,alengthofofficeduetothefactthatnotonlywasheagoodoratoroftheinlandpoliticalstripebutalso,asthechieflegalofficialofthecounty,hewasinapositiontodooneandanotherofhisfriendsafavor.Butnow,unlessheweresofortunateastobenominatedandsubsequentlyelectedtothiscountyjudgeship,defeatandpoliticaldoldrumsloomedahead.

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