Межзвёздный скиталец
Chapter 3
Oh,trustme,theymakemostscientificallysurethatamanisdeadoncetheygethimonarope.
Istillwanderasidefrommynarrativetoaskaquestionortwoofsociety.Ihavearightsotowanderandsotoquestion,forinalittlewhiletheyaregoingtotakemeoutanddothisthingtome.Iftheneckofthevictimbebrokenbytheallegedshrewdarrangementofknotandnoose,andbytheallegedshrewdcalculationoftheweightofthevictimandthelengthofslack,thenwhydotheymanaclethearmsofthevictim?Society,asawhole,isunabletoanswerthisquestion.ButIknowwhy;sodoesanyamateurwhoeverengagedinalynchingbeeandsawthevictimthrowuphishands,clutchtherope,andeasethethrottleofthenooseabouthisnecksothathemightbreathe.
AnotherquestionIwillaskofthesmug,cotton-wooledmemberofsociety,whosesoulhasneverstrayedtotheredhells.Whydotheyputtheblackcapovertheheadandthefaceofthevictimeretheydrophimthroughthetrap?Pleaserememberthatinashortwhiletheywillputthatblackcapovermyhead.SoIhavearighttoask.Dothey,yourhang-dogs,Osmugcitizen,dotheseyourhang-dogsfeartogazeuponthefacialhorrorofthehorrortheyperpetrateforyouandoursandatyourbehest?
PleaserememberthatIamnotaskingthisquestioninthetwelve-hundredthyearafterChrist,norinthetimeofChrist,norinthetwelve-hundredthyearbeforeChrist.
