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Together they left the room and entered Kate's door As soon as

the doctor was busy with her, George slipped back into the closed

room, rolled Peter on his back and covered him, in the hope that

the blood would settle until it would efface the marks of his work

before the Coroner arrived By that time the doctor was too busy

to care much what happened to Peter Mines; he was a poor old soul

better off as he was Across Kate's unconscious body he said to

George Holt: "I' to let the Coroner make what he pleases

out of this, solely for your wife's sake But two things: take

down that shingle Take it do, and never put it up again if

you want ive you what you paid for that

table It's a good one Get hiot to have Mrs Holt where I can work

And send Sarah Nepple here to help

to be a close call And the other thing: I've heard you put in

an application for our school this winter Withdraw it! Now

room, cleaned Kate's room quickly,

and moved in her bed By the time the Coroner arrived, the doctor

was too busy to care what happened On oath he said a feords

that he hoped would make life easier for Kate, and at the same