Американская трагедия

Chapter 8

           couldn’tyoujusttakemearoundthecampsomewheretowhereveryouwanttotakeme?Ihaveaveryspecialreason—thatis—I—I,oh,God,Ihopeyouwon’ttakemebackthererightnow—willyouplease,Mr.Kraut?"

           HeseemedtoKrautveryboyishandweaknow—cleanoffeature,ratherinnocentastoeye,well-dressedandwell-mannered—notatallthesavageandbrutalormurderoustypehehadexpectedtofind.Indeedquiteuptotheclasswhomhe(Kraut)wasinclinedtorespect.Andmighthenotafterallbeayouthofverypowerfulconnections?TheconversationshehadlistenedtothusfarhadindicatedthatthisyouthwascertainlyidentifiedwithoneofthebestfamiliesinLycurgus.Andinconsequencehewasnowmovedtoaslightshowofcourtesyandsoadded:"Verywell,youngman,Idon’twanttobetoohardonyou.Afterall,I’mnotthesherifforthedistrictattorney—justthearrestingofficer.Thereareothersdowntherewhoaregoingtobeabletosaywhattodoaboutyou—andwhenwegetdowntowheretheyare,youcanask’em,anditmaybethattheywon’tfinditnecessarytotakeyoubackinthere.Buthowaboutyourclothes?They’rebackthere,ain’tthey?"

           "Oh,yes,butthatdoesn’tmatter,"repliedClyde,nervouslyandeagerly."Icangetthoseanytime.Ijustdon’twanttogobacknow,ifIcanhelpit."

           "Allright,then,comealong,"repliedMr.Kraut

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