Американська трагедія

Chapter 27

           Anothertrialwillproveyourinnocence.Wewillcometoyousoon.FatherandMother."

           "PerhapsIhadjustbettergiveyouthemoney,"sheadded,nervously,wonderingwhetheritwouldbewelltopermitanewspapertopayforthisandwonderingatthesametimeifClyde’sunclewouldbewillingtopayforanappeal.Itmightcostagreatdeal.Thensheadded:"It’sratherlong."

           "Oh,don’tbotheraboutthat!"exclaimedanotherofthetrio,whowasanxioustoreadthetelegram."Writeallyouwant.We’llseethatitgoes."

           "Iwantacopyofthat,"addedthethird,inasharpanduncompromisingtone,seeingthatthefirstreporterwasproceedingtotakeandpocketthemessage."Thisisn’tprivate.Igetitfromyouorhernow!"

           Andatthis,numberone,inordertoavoidascene,whichMrs.Griffiths,inherslowway,wasbeginningtosense,extractedtheslipfromhispocketandturneditovertotheothers,whothereandthenproceededtocopyit.

           Atthesametimethatthiswasgoingon,theGriffithsofLycurgus,havingbeenconsultedastothewisdomandcostofanewtrial,disclosedthemselvesasbynomeansinterested,letaloneconvinced,thatanappealatleastattheirexpensewasjustified.

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