Американская трагедия

Chapter 10

           Andshe,followingthefirstclearunderstandingastothis,turningwhiteandfaintingatthenews,fallingbackinGrant’sarmsandbeingcarriedtohertent,where,afterbeingrestoredtoconsciousness,sheexclaimed:"Idon’tbelieveawordofit!It’snottrue!Why,itcouldn’tbe!Thatpoorboy!Oh,Clyde!Whereishe?Wherehavetheytakenhim?"ButStuartandGrant,bynomeansasemotionallymovedasherself,cautioninghertobesilent.Itmightbetrueatthat.Supposingitwere!Theotherswouldhear,wouldn’tthey?Andsupposingitweren’t—hecouldsoonprovehisinnocenceandbereleased,couldn’the?Therewasnouseincarryingonlikethisnow.

           Butthen,Sondrainherthoughtsgoingoverthebarepossibilityofsuchathing—agirlkilledbyClydeatBigBittern—himselfarrestedandbeingtakenoffinthisway—andshethuspublicly—oratleastbythisgroup—knowntobesointerestedinhim—herparentstoknow,thepublicitselftoknow—maybe—

           ButClydemustbeinnocent.Itmustbeallamistake.AndthenhermindturningbackandthinkingofthatnewsofthedrownedgirlshehadfirstheardoverthetelephonethereattheHarriets’.AndthenClyde’swhiteness—hisillness—hisallbutcompletecollapse.Oh,no!—notthat!YethisdelayincomingfromLycurgusuntiltheFridaybefore.Hisfailuretowritefromthere.

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