Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           "AndherehereachedintohispocketanddrewforththesmallcardtakenfromthetoiletsetandwaveditunderClyde’snose."Haveyouforgottenthat,too?Yourownhandwriting!"Andthenpausingandgettingnoreply,finallyadding:"Why,whatadunceyouare!whatapoorplotter,withouteventhebrainsnottouseyourowninitialsingettingupthosefakenamesyouhadhopedtomasqueradeunderMr.CarlGrahamMr.CliffordGolden!"

           Atthesametime,fullyrealizingtheimportanceofaconfessionandwonderinghowitwastobebroughtabouthereandnow,MasonsuddenlyClyde’sexpression,hisfrozen-facedterror,suggestingthethoughtthatperhapshewastoofrightenedtotalkatoncechangedhistacticsatleasttotheextentofloweringhisvoice,smoothingtheformidablewrinklesfromhisforeheadandabouthismouth.

           "Yousee,it’sthisway,Griffiths,"henowbegan,muchmorecalmlyandsimply."Lyingorjustfoolishthoughtlessdenialundersuchcircumstancesasthesecan’thelpyouintheleast.Itcanonlyharmyou,andthat’sthetruth.YoumaythinkI’vebeenalittleroughsofar,butitwasonlybecauseI’vebeenunderagreatstrainmyselfinconnectionwiththiscase,tryingtocatchupwithsomeoneIthoughtwouldbeaverydifferenttypefromyourself.

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