Американская трагедия

Chapter 6

           Buthemustgetoutofthis—outofthis!Hemust—andyetthesafetyofthesewoods,too.Hemustnotbetoobrashinsteppingoutintoanyroad,either.Pedestrians!Peopleinsearchofhim,maybe!Butdidpeoplereallyliveafterdeath?Werethereghosts?Anddidtheyknowthetruth?Thenshemustknow—buthowheplottedbeforethat,too.Andwhatwouldshethinkofthat!Andwassheherenowreproachfullyandgloomilypursuinghimwithmistakenaccusations,astrueasitmightbethathehadintendedtokillheratfirst?Hehad!Hehad!Andthatwasthegreatsin,ofcourse.Eventhoughhehadnotkilledher,yetsomethinghaddoneitforhim!Thatwastrue.

           Butghosts—God—spiritsthatmightpursueyouaftertheyweredead,seekingtoexposeandpunishyou—seekingtosetpeopleonyourtrack,maybe!Whocouldtell?HismotherhadconfessedtohimandFrankandEstaandJuliathatshebelievedinghosts.

           Andthenatlastthemoon,afterthreesuchhoursofstumbling,listening,waiting,perspiring,trembling.Nooneinsightnow,thankGod!Andthestarsoverhead—brightandyetsoft,asatPinePointwhereSondrawas.Ifshecouldseehimnow,slippingawayfromRobertadeadinthatlake,hisownhatuponthewatersthere!IfshecouldhaveheardRoberta’scries!Howstrange,thatnever,never,neverwouldhebeabletotellherthatbecauseofher,herbeauty,hispassionforherandallthatshehadcometomeantohim,hehadbeenableto...to...to...

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