american tragedy

Chapter 138 (4)
Chapter 324 (4)
"Then she started crying. I just made up my mind that there was nothing I could say there, she was so weak and disturbed, so I asked her if there was somewhere she could go to play for a day or two to refresh her spirits," Clyde said. He went on to say, however, that it was all nonsense up to this point, so he waited and whispered, his voice very soft, coy and uneasy.It's always like this whenever he wants to do something, lie or show his expertise but has no strength.He went on to say: "She agreed, and said to go to any lake in the Atrondax Lake District. It doesn't matter which one, as long as we can afford the money. I probably said we were in a bad mood because of her mood. Still affordable..."

"Then you really went there for her?"

"Yes."

"I see. Go on."

"Well, she said, I'd better get some map guide downstairs or somewhere, and maybe find a cheap place."

"Have you gone yet?"

"Go, sir."

"Well, what happened next?"

"Well, we looked at the guide and chose Caohu."

"Who picked it? Did you pick it together, or did she pick it?"

"Well, she took a guidebook, and I took one too. She found an ad for a hotel over there on her copy, $25 for a week for two, or five dollars a day for two, and I I think it would be better to live like this for a day.”

"Were you only planning to stay for a day?"

"No, sir. It would be different if she stayed longer. I thought at first maybe we could stay a day or two or three. I'm not sure, but let's make things clear and let her understand my situation." Situation."

"I see. Then..."

"Well, the next morning, we went to Caohu Lake."

"Or sit in two cars?"

"Yes, two carriages, sir."

"What happened when you got there?"

"Well, register."

"How to register?"

"The Clifford Goldens."

"Are you afraid that someone will know your identity?"

"Yes, sir."

"Did you manage to change the handwriting?"

"Yes, sir, it has changed a little."

"But why on earth do you keep using your initials C?G??"

"Well, in the end, did you talk about breaking up as originally planned?"

"I wanted to have a showdown right after I got there if I had a chance. Anyway, we must talk about it the next morning at the latest, but after we got off the bus and settled down there, she kept saying that she would marry me. She didn't want to put the marriage After living for a long time, she still said that she was sick, uncomfortable, and worried, and said that her purpose was just to get through this test and let the child have a surname, and she would walk away and give up on me."

"and after?"

"And then... and then we got to the lake..."

"Which lake, Clyde?"

"Grass Lake, of course. When we got there, we went boating for a while."

"Soon? Afternoon?"

"Yes, sir. She's going, and while we're swinging on the lake..." (He pauses.)

"Yes, go on."

"She was crying again, like she couldn't do anything, and she was terminally ill and very emaciated. I just decided she was right and I was wrong, and it came down to the baby and everything. It was wrong not to marry her, so I thought about marrying her Get married."

"I see. I changed my mind. Did you tell her?"

"No, sir."

"Why not? Isn't it enough that you have done her so badly?"

"Yes, sir. But you know, I must go over the whole thing before I can tell her."

"Like what?"

"Ah, Miss So-and-so, my life in Lycurgos, and the difficulties we would encounter if we escaped like this."

"Yes."

"And... well, and I really couldn't tell her at the time, anyway, not that day."

"Then when did you say that?"

"Well, I told her not to cry, and that if she gave me another 24 hours to think things through, maybe everything would work out, maybe we'd come up with a plan."

"and after?"

"Well, after a while, she said she didn't like Grass Lake, and she thought we should get out of there."

"What did she say?"

"Yes. We took out the map again, and I asked a man at the hotel if he was familiar with the lake there. He said that of all the nearby lakes, Big Button is the most beautiful. I went to Big Button once, and I Told this and what the man said to Roberta, and she asked why we didn't go there."

"Is that why you went?"

"Yes, sir."

"No other reason?"

"No, sir, no, of course it's the way back, that is, going south, which is the direction we're going anyway."

"I see. Is it Thursday, July [-]th?"

"Yes, sir."

"Well, now, as you know, Clyde, you're accused here of bringing Miss Alden to that lake, with the sole purpose of bringing her out on the lake with the sole purpose of killing her, murdering her, finding a place of seclusion, and then Hit her with your camera or an oar or a stick or a rock and then drown her. What do you think now, is it real or not?"

"No, sir! That's not true!" Clyde replied loudly and firmly. "First, I didn't propose to go there at all. I only went there because she didn't like Grass Lake." Here, he straightened his body, which he had not sat upright before, and tried his best to muster up his strength and confidence to glance at the jury and the audience. He followed what he was told before and continued, "I hope I can try my best to make her happy."

"Are you as sorry for her on Thursday as you were the day before?"

"Have you made up your mind exactly what you want to do?"

"Yes, sir."

"Well, what exactly is that?"

"Well, I've made up my mind to try to be fair. I've been thinking about that all evening. And I know she'll be upset if I don't do what I should have done to her, and so will I, because she said It's been three or four times that she's going to kill herself if I don't. I made up my mind that morning that whatever happens, I'm going to get it over with."

"This is Grass Lake. Are you still at the hotel on Thursday morning?"

"Yes, sir."

"What exactly are you trying to tell her?"

"I said that I knew that I was very wrong to her, and I was very sad, and that her opinion was also very fair, and that if she still wanted me after listening to my confession, she would elope and marry me. However, I must first put I told her the real reason why I would change in the past, which means that I have been in love with another person. This is a very helpless thing, whether I marry her or not..."

"You mean Miss Alden?"

"Yes sir, I'll always love the other girl because I can't get over her, but anyway if she thinks it's all right, we'll get married, even if I can't love her like I used to. What I'm going to say that's it."

"But what about Miss So-and-so?"

"Well, I've thought of her too. But I think she's richer and can take a blow better. Besides, I thought Roberta would let me go and we'd still be friends, and I'd do all I could to help her. .”

"Have you decided where to marry her?"

"No, sir. I know, however, that there are many towns under Big Bitterton and Grass Lake."

"However, are you planning to do this without telling Miss So-and-so?"

"Well, no, sir, not exactly. I thought to myself, if Roberta won't let go of me, but let me go away for a few days, I'm going to explain it to Miss -- and come back. But if Roberta Berta disagrees, so I will write to Miss X to explain it clearly, and then marry Roberta."

(End of this chapter)