Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

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           "Tst!Tst!Tst!"interjectedthecoroner.

           "ShewashomeforamonthSICK"(heemphasizedtheword)"justbeforeshewentonthistriplastTuesday.Andduringthattimeshewrotehimatleasttenletters,andmaybemore.Igotthatfromtheruraldeliveryman.Ihavehisaffidavithere."Hetappedhiscoat."AlladdressedtoClydeGriffithsinLycurgus.Ievenhavehishousenumber.Andthenameofthefamilywithwhomshelived.ItelephoneddowntherefromBiltz.I’mgoingtotaketheoldmanwithmetonightincaseanythingcomesupthathemightknowabout."

           "Yes,yes,Orville.Iunderstand.Isee.ButaGriffiths!"Andoncemorehecluckedwithhistongue.

           "ButwhatIwanttotalktoyouaboutistheinquest,"nowwentonMasonquicklyandsharply."YouknowI’vebeenthinkingthatitcouldn’thavebeenjustbecausehedidn’twanttomarryherthathewantedtokillher.Thatdoesn’tseemreasonabletome,"andheaddedthemajorityofthethoughtsthathadcausedhimtoconcludethatRobertawaspregnant.AndatonceHeitagreedwithhim.

           "Well,thenthatmeansanautopsy,"Masonresumed."Aswellasmedicalopinionastothenatureofthosewounds.We’llhavetoknowbeyondashadowofadoubt,Fred,andbeforethatbodyistakenawayfromhere,whetherthatgirlwaskilledbeforeshewasthrownoutofthatboat,orjuststunnedandthenthrownout,ortheboatupset.That’sveryvitaltothecase,asyouknow.

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