Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           

           Butinregardtothebaganditscontents,whichwastheimmediatematterbeforehim,hewasfortunateinfindingoneadditionalbitofevidenceofthegreatestimportance.For,apartfromthedressesandhatsmadebyRoberta,herlingerie,apairofredsilkgarterspurchasedatBraunstein’sinLycurgusandstillintheiroriginalbox,therewasthetoiletsetpresentedbyClydetohertheChristmasbefore.Andwithitthesmall,plainwhitecard,onwhichClydehadwritten:"ForBertfromClydeMerryXmas."Butnofamilyname.Andthewritingahurriedscrawl,sinceithadbeenwrittenatatimewhenClydewasmostanxioustobeelsewherethanwithher.

           AtonceitoccurredtoMasonhowoddthatthepresenceofthistoiletsetinthisbag,togetherwiththecard,shouldnothavebeenknowntotheslayer.Butifitwere,andhehadnotremovedthecard,coulditbepossiblethatthissameClydewastheslayer?Wouldamancontemplatingmurderfailtoseeacardsuchasthis,withhisownhandwritingonit?Whatsortofaplotterandkillerwouldthatbe?Immediatelyafterwardhethought:Supposingthepresenceofthiscardcouldbeconcealeduntilthedayofthetrialandthensuddenlyproduced,assumingthecriminaldeniedanyintimacywiththegirl,orhavinggivenheranytoiletset?Andforthepresenthetookthecardandputitinhispocket,butnotbeforeEarlNewcomb,lookingatitcarefully,hadobserved:"I’mnotpositive,Mr.Mason,butthatlookstomelikethewritingontheregisterupatBigBittern.

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