Американская трагедия

Chapter 4

           Aldentreatedwithheroinandcroonedandmournedoverbyallpresent,beingbroughttothestagewhereitwaspossible,slowlyandwithmuchencouragement,tohearinthefirstplacewhattheextenuatingcircumstanceswere;nextbeingquestionedconcerningtheidentityofthecrypticindividualreferredtoinRoberta’sletter.TheonlypersonwhomMrs.AldencouldrecallaseverhavingbeenmentionedbyRobertaaspayingparticularattentiontoher,andthatbutoncetheChristmasbefore,wasClydeGriffiths,thenephewofthewealthySamuelGriffiths,ofLycurgus,andthemanagerofthedepartmentinwhichRobertaworked.

           Butthisinitself,asMasonandtheAldensthemselvesatoncefelt,wassomethingwhichassuredlycouldnotbetakentomeanthatthenephewofsogreatamancouldbeaccusedofthemurderofRoberta.Wealth!Position!Indeed,inthefaceofsuchanaccusationMasonwasinclinedtopauseandconsider.Forthesocialdifferencebetweenthismanandthisgirlfromhispointofviewseemedgreat.Atthat,itmightbeso.Whynot?Wasitnotlikelythatayouthofsuchasecurepositionwouldpossiblymorethananother,sinceshewassoattractiveasHeithadsaid,betheonetobepayingcasualandsecretattentiontoagirllikeRoberta?Didshenotworkinhisuncle’sfactory?Andwasshenotpoor?Besides,asFredHeithadalreadyexplained,whoeveritwasthatthisgirlwaswithatthetimeofherdeath,shehadnothesitatedtocohabitwithhimbeforemarriage.

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