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Chapter 20

           God!Hishandsnowgrippedthesidesofthechair,andhisheadwentbackwithajerkasiffromapowerfulblow,forthatmeantdeath—hissureexecution.God!Nohopenow!Hisheaddroppedandhelookedasthoughhemightlapseintoastateofcoma.

           AstoBelknap,Mason’srevelationatfirstcausedhimtodropthepencilwithwhichhewasmakingnotes,thennexttostareinapuzzledanddumbfoundedway,sincetheyhadnoevidencewherewithtoforefendagainstsuchasmashasthis—Butasinstantlyrecallinghowcompletelyoffhisguardhemustlook,recovering.CoulditbethatClydemighthavebeenlyingtothem,afterall—thathehadkilledherintentionally,andbeforethisunseenwitness?Ifsoitmightbenecessaryforthemtowithdrawfromsuchahopelessandunpopularcase,afterall.

           AsforJephson,hewasforthemomentstunnedandflattened.Andthroughhissternandnoteasilyshakablebrainracedsuchthoughtsas—wastherereallyawitness?—hasClydelied?—thenthediewascast,forhadhenotalreadyadmittedtothemthathehadstruckRoberta,andthewitnessmusthaveseenthat?Andsotheendofanypleaofachangeofheart.Whowouldbelievethat,aftersuchtestimonyasthis?

           Butbecauseofthesheercontentiousnessanddeterminationofhisnature,hewouldnotpermithimselftobecompletelybaffledbythissmashingannouncement.Insteadheturned,andaftersurveyingtheflusteredandyetself-chastisingBelknapandClyde,commented:"Idon’tbelieveit

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