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Chapter 19

           GeorgeNewton!Whatweretheygoingtoputthemonthestandfor?TotellaboutRoberta’slifebeforeshegottogoingwithhim,maybe?AndthatGraceMarr,whomhehadseenoftenbutmetonlyonceoutthereonCrumLake,andwhomRobertahadnotlikedanymore.Whatwouldshehavetosay?ShecouldtellhowhehadmetRoberta,ofcourse,butwhatelse?Andthen—but,no,itcouldnotbe—andyet—yet,itwas,too—surely—thatOrrinShort,ofwhomhehadaskedconcerningGlenn.Gee!—hewasgoingtotellaboutthatnow,maybe—nodoubtofit.Howpeopleseemedtorememberthings—morethaneverhewouldhavedreamedtheywouldhave.

           Andagain,thissideofthatthirdwindowfromthefront,butbeyondthatdreadedgroupoftheAldens,thatverylargeandwhiskeredmanwholookedsomethinglikeanold-timeQuakerturnedbandit—Heitwashisname.HehadmethimatThreeMileBay,andagainonthatdayonwhichhehadbeentakenuptoBigBitternagainsthiswill.Oh,yes,thecoronerhewas.Andbesidehim,thatinnkeeperuptherewhohadmadehimsigntheregisterthatday.Andnexttohimtheboathouse-keeperwhohadrentedhimtheboat.Andnexttohim,thattall,lankguidewhohaddrivenhimandRobertaoverfromGunLodge,abrownandwiryandloutishmanwhoseemedtopiercehimnowwithsmall,deep-set,animal-likeeyes,andwhomostcertainlywasgoingtotestifytoallthedetailsofthatridefromGunLodge.

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