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Chapter 40

           Maybetheyhave.Itain’tformetosay.But,Ashley,whetherthey’rerightornot,we’llhavetoresentit,bein’themenofthefamily,andthenthere’llbetrouble.Can’tnobodydonothin’witholdmanMcRaebecausehe’sdeafasapostandcan’thearfolkstryin’toshuthimup.Andyouknowthereain’tnobodyinGod’sworldeverstoppedGrandmaFontainefromspeakin’hermind.AndasforMrs.TarletondidyouseeherrollthemrusseteyesofherseverytimeshelookedatSue?She’sgotherearslaidbackandcan’thardlywait.Iftheysaysomethin’,wegottotakeitupandwegotenoughtroubleatTaranowwithoutbein’atoutswithourneighbors."

           Ashleysighedworriedly.HeknewthetempersofhisneighborsbetterthanWilldidandherememberedthatfullyhalfofthequarrelsandsomeoftheshootingsofthedaysbeforethewarhadrisenfromtheCountycustomofsayingafewwordsoverthecoffinsofdepartedneighbors.Generallythewordswereeulogisticintheextremebutoccasionallytheywerenot.Sometimes,wordsmeantintheutmostrespectweremisconstruedbyoverstrungrelativesofthedeadandscarcelywerethelastshovelsofearthmoundedabovethecoffinbeforetroublebegan.

           IntheabsenceofapriestAshleywastoconducttheserviceswiththeaidofCarreen’sBookofDevotions,theassistanceoftheMethodistandBaptistpreachersofJonesboroandFayettevillehavingbeentactfullyrefused.

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