Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           "AndatonceMasonreplied:"Well,itwon’ttakelongtoestablishthefact."

           HethensignaledHeittofollowhimintoanadjoiningchamber,whereoncealonewithhim,freefromtheobservationandhearingoftheothers,hebegan:"Well,Fred,youseeitwasjustasyouthought.Shedidknowwhoshewasgoingwith."(HewasreferringtohisownadviceoverthetelephonefromBiltzthatMrs.Aldenhadprovidedhimwithdefiniteinformationastothecriminal.)"Butyoucouldn’tguessinathousandyearsunlessItoldyou."HeleanedoverandlookedatHeitshrewdly.

           "Idon’tdoubtit,Orville.Ihaven’ttheslightestidea."

           "Well,youknowofGriffiths&Company,ofLycurgus?"

           "Notthecollarpeople?"

           "Yes,thecollarpeople."

           "Nottheson."FredHeit’seyesopenedwiderthantheyhadinyears.Hiswide,brownhandgraspedtheendofhisbeard.

           "No,nottheson.Anephew!"

           "Nephew!OfSamuelGriffiths?Nottruly!"Theold,moral-religious,politic-commercialcoronerstrokedhisbeardagainandstared.

           "Thefactseemstopointthatway,Fred,nowatleast.I’mgoingdownthereyetto-night,though,andIhopetoknowalotmoreto-morrow.ButthisAldengirlthey’rethepoorestkindoffarmpeople,youknowworkedforGriffiths&CompanyinLycurgusandthisnephew,ClydeGriffiths,asIunderstandit,isinchargeofthedepartmentinwhichsheworked.

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