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Chapter 34

           Griffiths,violentlyshakenanddeeplydepressedbythepeculiarsilenceandevasionofMcMillanatthecrucialmomentofthisinterviewwhentheGovernorhadaskedsuchanallimportantanddirectquestionastotheguiltofherson,wasstillunabletosayawordmore.Butnowwhat?Whichway?Towhomtoturn?God,andGodonly.SheandClydemustfindintheirCreatorthesolaceforhisfailureanddeathinthisworld.Andasshewasthinkingandstillweeping,theReverendMcMillanapproachedandgentlyledherfromtheroom.

           WhenshewasgonetheGovernorfinallyturnedtohissecretary:

           "NeverinmylifehaveIfacedasadderduty.Itwillalwaysbewithme."HeturnedandgazedoutuponasnowyFebruarylandscape.

           AndafterthisbuttwomoreweeksoflifeforClyde,duringwhichtime,andbecauseofhisultimatedecisionconveyedtohimfirstbyMcMillan,butincompanywithhismother,fromwhosefaceClydecouldreadall,evenbeforeMcMillanspoke,andfromwhomheheardalloncemoreastohisneedofrefugeandpeaceinGod,hisSavior,henowwalkedupanddownhiscell,unabletorestforanylengthoftimeanywhere.For,becauseofthisfinalcompletelyconvincingsensation,thatverysoonhewastodie,hefelttheneed,evennowofretracinghisunhappylife.Hisyouth.KansasCity.Chicago.Lycurgus.RobertaandSondra.Howswiftlytheyandallthatwasconnectedwiththempassedinreview.Thefew,brief,brightintensemoments.

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