Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           ButnowthatIseeyouandseehowyoufeelaboutitallhowreallyfrightenedyouarebywhathashappeneditjustoccurstomethattheremaybesomethinginconnectionwiththiscase,someextenuatingcircumstances,which,iftheywererelatedbyyounow,mightthrowaslightlydifferentlightonallthis.Ofcourse,Idon’tknow.Youyourselfoughttobethebestjudge,butI’mlayingthethoughtbeforeyouforwhatit’sworth.For,ofcourse,herearetheseletters.Besides,whenwegettoThreeMileBayto-morrow,aswewill,Ihope,therewillbethosethreemenwhometyoutheothernightwalkingsouthfromBigBittern.Andnotonlythose,buttheinnkeeperfromGrassLake,theinnkeeperfromBigBittern,theboatkeeperuptherewhorentedthatboat,andthedriverwhodroveyouandRobertaAldenoverfromGunLodge.Theywillidentifyyou.Doyouthinktheywon’tknowyounotanyofthemnotbeabletosaywhetheryouwereuptherewithherornot,orthatajurywhenthetimecomeswon’tbelievethem?"

           AndallthisClyderegisteredmentallylikeamachineclickingtoacoin,yetsaidnothingmerelystaring,frozen.

           "Andnotonlythat,"wentonMason,verysoftlyandmostingratiatingly,"butthere’sMrs.Peyton.Shesawmetaketheselettersandcardsoutofthattrunkofyoursinyourroomandfromthetopdrawerofyourchiffonier.Next,thereareallthosegirlsinthatfactorywhereyouandMissAldenworked.

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