Chapter 9

           IntheabsenceofClyde,theimpressionstakenbyMr.Masonoftheworldinwhichhemovedhere,complementingandconfirmingthoseofLycurgusandSharon,weresufficienttosoberhiminregardtotheease(possibly)withwhichpreviouslyhehadimagineditmightbepossibletoconvicthim.Forabouthimwassuchasceneassuggestedallthemeansaswellastheimpulsetoquietsuchascandalasthis.Wealth.Luxury.Importantnamesandconnectionstoprotectnodoubt.WasitnotpossiblethattherichandpowerfulGriffiths,theirnephewseizedinthiswayandwhateverhiscrime,wouldtakestepstosecurethebestlegaltalentavailable,inordertoprotecttheirname?Unquestionably—andthenwithsuchadjournmentsasitwaspossibleforsuchtalenttosecure,mightitnotbepossiblethatlongbeforehecouldhopetoconvicthim,hehimselfwouldautomaticallybedisposedofasaprosecutorandwithoutbeingnominatedforandelectedtothejudgeshiphesocravedandneeded.

           Sittingbeforethecircleofattractivetentsthatfacedthelakeandputtinginorderafishing-poleandreel,wasHarleyBaggott,inabrightly-coloredsweaterandflanneltrousers.Andthroughtheopenfliesofseveraltents,glimpsesofindividuals—Sondra,Bertine,Wynetteandothers—busyabouttoiletsnecessitatedbytherecentswim.

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