Американская трагедия

Chapter 5

           And,evenmoreincriminating,athirdbundle,consistingofelevenlettersfromhismother,thefirsttwoaddressedtoHarryTenet,careofgeneraldelivery,Chicago—amostsuspiciouscircumstanceonthesurface—whereastheothersofthebundlewereaddressedtoClydeGriffiths,notonlycareoftheUnionLeague,Chicago,buttoLycurgus.

           Withoutwaitingfurthertoseewhatelsethetrunkmightcontain,thedistrictattorneybeganopeningtheseandreading—firstthreefromRoberta,afterwhichthereasonshehadgonetoBiltzwasmadeperfectlyplain—thenthethreefirstlettersfromhismother,onmostpatheticallycommonplacestationery,ashecouldsee,hintingatthefollyofthelifeaswellasthenatureoftheaccidentthathaddrivenhimfromKansasCity,andatthesametimeadvisinghimmostsolicitouslyandtenderlyastotheproperpathforhisfeetinthefuture,thegeneraleffectofwhichwastoconveytoamanofMason’srepressedtemperamentandlimitedsocialexperiencetheimpressionthatfromtheverybeginningthisindividualhadbeenofaloose,waywardanderrantcharacter.

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