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Chapter 34

           Hecouldnotspeakastohislifebefore—butsincehisincarceration—orforthelastyear,atleast,hehadcomeintoanewunderstandingoflife,duty,hisobligationstomanandGod.Ifbutthedeathsentencecouldbecommutedtolifeimprisonment—

           AndtheGovernor,whowasaveryearnestandconscientiousman,listenedwithallattentiontoMcMillan,whom,ashesawandconcludedwasdecidedlyanintenseandvitalandhighlyidealisticperson.Noquestioninhisownmindbutwhatthewordsofthisman—whatevertheywere,wouldbetrue—insofarashisownunderstandingwouldpermittheconceptionofatruth.

           "Butyou,personally,Mr.McMillan,"theGovernoratlastfoundvoicetosay,"becauseofyourlongcontactwithhimintheprisonthere—doyouknowofanymaterialfactnotintroducedatthetrialwhichwouldinanywaytendtoinvalidateorweakenanyphaseofthetestimonyofferedatthetrial?Asyoumustknowthisisalegalproceeding.Icannotactuponsentimentalone—andespeciallyinthefaceoftheunanimousdecisionoftwoseparatecourts."

           HelookeddirectlyatMcMillan,who,paleanddumb,nowgazedathiminreturn.Fornowuponhisword—uponhisshouldersapparentlywasbeingplacedtheburdenofdecidingastoClyde’sguiltorinnocence.

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