Американская трагедия

Chapter 9

           Whynotcomecleanhereandnowastothosefacts,anyhow,beforeit’stoolatetotakeadvantageofanymitigatingcircumstancesinconnectionwithallthisifthereareany?AndifyoudoNOW,andIcanhelpyouinanyway,IpromiseyouhereandnowthatI’llbeonlytoogladtodoso.For,afterall,I’mnotoutherejusttohoundamantodeathormakehimconfesstosomethingthathehasn’tdone,butmerelytogetatthetruthinthecase.Butifyou’regoingtodenythatyouevenknewthisgirlwhenItellyouIhavealltheevidenceandcanproveit,whythen—"andherethedistrictattorneyliftedhishandsaloftmostwearilyanddisgustedly.

           ButnowasbeforeClyderemainedsilentandpale.InspiteofallMasonhadrevealed,andallthatthisseeminglyfriendly,intimateadviceseemedtoimply,stillhecouldnotconceivethatitwouldbeanythinglessthandisastrousforhimtoadmitthatheevenknewRoberta.Thefatalityofsuchaconfessionintheeyesoftheseothershere.TheconclusionofallhisdreamsinconnectionwithSondraandthislife.Andso,inthefaceofthissilence,still.Andatthis,Mason,irritatedbeyondmeasure,finallyexclaiming:"Oh,verywell,then.Soyou’vefinallydecidednottotalk,haveyou?"AndClyde,blueandweak,replied:"Ihadnothingtodowithherdeath.

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