Американская трагедия

Chapter 3

           

           "Plenty,plenty,"repliedthecoroner,mostsagelyandsolemnly."Thereweresomesuspiciouscutsormarksunderthegirl’srighteyeandabovethelefttemple,Orville,andacrossthelipandnose,asthoughthepoorlittlethingmightabeenhitbysomethingastoneorastickoroneofthoseoarsthattheyfoundfloatingupthere.She’sjustachildyet,Orville,inlooksandsize,anyhowaveryprettygirlbutnotasgoodasshemighthavebeen,asI’llshowyoupresently."Atthispointthecoronerpausedtoextractalargehandkerchiefandblowintoitaveryloudblast,brushinghisbeardafterwardinamostorderlyway."Ididn’thavetimetogetadoctorupthereandbesidesI’mgoingtoholdtheinquestdownhere,Monday,ifIcan.I’veorderedtheLutzboystogoupthereto-dayandbringherbodydown.Butthemostsuspiciousofalltheevidencethathascometolightsofar,Orville,isthetestimonyoftwomenandaboywholiveupatThreeMileBayandwhowerewalkinguptoBigBitternonThursdaynighttohuntandfish.IhadEarltakedowntheirnamesandsubpoena’emfortheinquestnextMonday."

           AndthecoronerproceededtodetailtheirtestimonyabouttheiraccidentalmeetingofClyde.

           "Well,well!"interjectedthedistrictattorney,thoroughlyinterested.

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