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Chapter 34

           Hecouldnotspeakastohislifebeforebutsincehisincarcerationorforthelastyear,atleast,hehadcomeintoanewunderstandingoflife,duty,hisobligationstomanandGod.Ifbutthedeathsentencecouldbecommutedtolifeimprisonment

           AndtheGovernor,whowasaveryearnestandconscientiousman,listenedwithallattentiontoMcMillan,whom,ashesawandconcludedwasdecidedlyanintenseandvitalandhighlyidealisticperson.Noquestioninhisownmindbutwhatthewordsofthismanwhatevertheywere,wouldbetrueinsofarashisownunderstandingwouldpermittheconceptionofatruth.

           "Butyou,personally,Mr.McMillan,"theGovernoratlastfoundvoicetosay,"becauseofyourlongcontactwithhimintheprisontheredoyouknowofanymaterialfactnotintroducedatthetrialwhichwouldinanywaytendtoinvalidateorweakenanyphaseofthetestimonyofferedatthetrial?Asyoumustknowthisisalegalproceeding.Icannotactuponsentimentaloneandespeciallyinthefaceoftheunanimousdecisionoftwoseparatecourts."

           HelookeddirectlyatMcMillan,who,paleanddumb,nowgazedathiminreturn.FornowuponhisworduponhisshouldersapparentlywasbeingplacedtheburdenofdecidingastoClyde’sguiltorinnocence.

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