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Kate stood looking at herto herself: "Good Lord! She means that to

preserve the appearance of self-respect she systeht or wrong; because she

was not able to hold her own against him Nearly fifty years of

life like that!"

Kate tossed the heavy black crepe veil back on the bed "Mother,"

she said, "here alone, and between us, if I pro soul, will you tell me the truth about that deed

business?" Mrs Bates seeitated Kate added: "I ht and a fair thing to do"

"Yes, I'll tell you that," said Mrs Bates "It was not fair, and

I saw it; I saw it good and plenty There was no use to fight

him; that would only a-drove him to record them, but I was sick of

it, an' I told hi her hat

"I have planned for you to ith Adae THAT plan, so far as I aoin' with Adaot here He ca terrible He was the

first to say I shouldn't a-give Pa the box NOT GIVE IT TO HIM!