The Impeachment Of Abraham Lincoln - Plot & Excerpts
said the President. “That is their surprise.” “I would not have believed it,” said Sickles, shaking his head as he sat none too straight on the sofa. There were moments when the constant pain he hid from the world threatened to overwhelm him. “But I think you must be right.” Lincoln stood near the fireplace, where a few coals smoldered. “There can be no other reason,” he declared, voice heavy, “for the questions they asked of poor Miss Caffey yesterday. They were laying the foundation.” He poked at the fire. He was so very tall that he had to lean a long way, even with the poker. His jacket rode up, producing a comic effect, although nobody laughed. “Beecher is by far the most famous and respected clergyman in the country. Whatever he pronounces, people will treat as Gospel truth.” Sickles squirmed into a more comfortable position. “They will ask Beecher to pronounce that you were … distraught … after Mrs. Lincoln’s passing.” “They will not dare!”
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