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“I loved her, boy,” he replied, a hint of steel in his voice “You can do what you want here, I can’t stop you But I won’t have you questioning that I loved her froht I still do”

The old man’s voice didn’t quaver a bit, but his eyes atery and his hands trembled

“Can I sit?” Amos asked

“Suit yourself Let me know if you want more tea Pot’s full”

“Thank you, sir I’ you like that But when I heard, I worried —”

“I knoho Lydia was before wehim “We were always honest with each other But no one ever bothered us here She just had a leaky artery and it gave out one night while she was sleeping Nothing else”

A to see if he believed the old guy Seemed like he did

“Thanks And, again, I’,” Amos said “So, can I take a few of those roses?”

“Sure,” Charles said with a sigh “Ain’t er anyway Take what you want”

“You ?”

“Well, the guy as doling Lydia stopped when she died We had a little set aside, but not overnment block”

“Who was floating her?” A the answer

“Kid named Erich Runs a crew in Lydia’s old houess”

“Used to,” Areed “Does he know about you? That Lydia was married?”

“Sure He kept in touch Checked up on us”