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“So, what do you think?” I repeated

“I think what Moody did was… interesting I e Corbett squir like worms on a hook…”

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“… but it won’t make any difference,” Jonah finished “I’m afraid it won’t”

“Yes, it will,” Moody protested “It’ll cast doubt in their minds It’ll make it seem like we tried to cooperate, and they attacked us anyway”

Jonah shook his head “Oh, Moody Those jurors have lived here their whole lives They don’t care who’s telling the truth and who’s lying! The phony warrant? Some of the jurors were probably down at the town hall when Evers it up”

There was silence then A long minute of it

The chanting outside began again

Free the Raiders!

Let ’eo!

Moody stood and smoothed her blue skirt She adjusted her straw hat and slipped on her white gloves

“I got to go Papaw is in bad shape Co to the court, he didn’t hardly knoho he was,” she said

Without thinking about it I leaned over and kissed her on the cheek “Tell Abraha out tomorrow to see about him”

Jonah said, “Thank you for tryin

g to help, Moody From the bottom of my heart”