Американська трагедія

Chapter 25

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           "Well,now,afterthatboatturnedoverandyoubothcameup,wherewereyouinrelationtoIT?Hereistheboatnowandwherewereyououtthereintheaudience,astodistance,Imean?"

           "Well,asIsay,Ididn’texactlynoticewhenIfirstcameup,"returnedClyde,lookingnervouslyanddubiouslyatthespacebeforehim.Mostcertainlyatrapwasbeingpreparedforhim."Aboutasfarasfromheretothatrailingbeyondyourtable,Iguess."

           "Aboutthirtytothirty-fivefeetthen,"suggestedMason,slylyandhopefully.

           "Yes,sir.Aboutthatmaybe.Icouldn’tbequitesure."

           "Andnowwithyouoverthereandtheboathere,wherewasMissAldenatthattime?"

           AndClydenowsensedthatMasonmusthavesomegeometricormathematicschemeinmindwherebyheproposedtoestablishhisguilt.Andatoncehewasonhisguard,andlookinginthedirectionofJephson.AtthesametimehecouldnotseehowhewastoputRobertatoofarawayeither.Hehadsaidshecouldn’tswim.Wouldn’tshebenearertheboatthanhewas?Mostcertainly.Heleapedfoolishlywildlyatthethoughtthatitmightbebesttosaythatshewasabouthalfthatdistancenotmore,verylikely.Andsaidso.AndatonceMasonproceededwith:

           "Well,thenshewasnotmorethanfifteenfeetorsofromyouortheboat."

           "No,sir,maybenot.Iguessnot.

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