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Chapter 13

           Ican’t!Itdoesn’tseempossiblethatanyoneofmybloodcouldbeguiltyofsuchathing!"Andthengettingupandwalkingthefloorinrealandcrushingdistressandfear.Hisfamily!Gilbertandhisfuture!Bella,withallherambitionsanddreams!AndSondra!AndFinchley!

           Heclinchedhishands.Heknittedhisbrowsandtightenedhislips.HelookedatSmillie,who,immaculateandsleek,showedneverthelesstheimmensestrainthatwasonhim,shakinghisheaddismallywheneverGriffithslookedathim.

           AndthenafternearlyanhourandahalfmoreofsuchquestioningandrequestioningastothepossibilityofsomeotherinterpretationthanthedatafurnishedbySmilliewouldpermit,Griffiths,senior,pausinganddeclaring:"Well,itdoeslookbad,Imustsay.Still,inthefaceofwhatyoutellme,Ican’tfinditinmetocondemncompletelywithoutmoreknowledgethanwehavehere.Theremaybesomeotherfactsnotasyetcometolighthewon’ttalk,yousay,aboutmostthingssomelittledetailswedon’tknowaboutsomeslightexcuseofsomekindforwithoutthatthisdoesappeartobeamostatrociouscrime.HasMr.BrookhartgotinfromBoston?"

           "Yes,sir,he’shere,"repliedGilbert."HetelephonedMr.Smillie."

           "Well,havehimcomeouthereattwothisafternoontoseeme.I’mtootiredtotalkmoreaboutthisrightnow.Tellhimallthatyouhavetoldme,Smillie.Andthencomebackherewithhimattwo.

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