Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           ThebodyofthedrownedgirlistoberemovedtoBridgeburg,thecountyseatofthiscounty,whereaninquestislatertobeheld."

           Infrozensilencehesatandpondered.Forwouldnotthenewsofsuchadastardlymurderasthisnowappearedtobe,togetherwiththefactthatithadbeencommittedinthisimmediatevicinity,stirupsuchmarkedexcitementastocausemanyperhapsalltoscanallgoersandcomerseverywhereinthehopeofdetectingtheonewhohadthusbeendescribed?Mightitnotbebetter,therefore,sincetheyweresocloseonhistrailalready,ifheweretogototheauthoritiesatBigBitternorhereandmakeacleanbreastofallthathadthusfaroccurred,theoriginalplotandthereasonstherefor,onlyexplaininghowattheverylasthehadnotreallykilledherhadexperiencedachangeofheartandhadnotbeenabletodoashehadplanned?But,no.ThatwouldbetogiveawaytoSondraandtheGriffithsallthathadbeengoingonbetweenhimandRobertaandbeforeitwasabsolutelycertainthatallwasendedforhimhere.Andbesides,wouldtheybelievehimnow,afterthatflightthosereportedwounds?Diditnotreallylookasthoughhehadkilledher,regardlessofhowhemighttrytoexplainthathehadnot?

           Itwasnotunlikelyalsothatatleastsomeamongallthosewhohadseenhimwouldbeabletodetecthimfromthisprinteddescription,eventhoughhenolongerworethegraysuitorthestrawhat.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 958 из 1435