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"Damn the devil" she said

We all entered the house and then after Mos

"Go rest for a while until Mrs Geary gets soether" Mommy advised me

I nodded and went up to my roo around Being brought back like this seemed like such a defeat I felt so foolish I should be at ht now What were rand lie to keep it all secret

I sprawled onabout it all

Daddy interrupted s

"No rush in putting it all away" he said when he sawso dejectedly on my bed

"If only I hadn't gone out theto be with him Daddy"

"If only are tords I hate" he said "What happens is you dwell on your own innocent actions and he gets a pass on his cri that," he insisted,

My chin quivered The sight of my sorrow and painfury

"I' to call Grandpa Grant," he decided "He'll knohat to do next"

Before I could say another syllable, he shot out of my roorandfather was a very important and influential attorney now He had been a US attorney, worked for the Justice Department and knew presidents personally Still I couldn't help but feel , even family

Mrs Geary didn't wait for ht a tray up with a bowl of hot soup and crackers

"Get some of this in you," she said