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Chapter 42

           Tharain’tbutonereasonforkillin’awoman."

           "Youkilledyourwife!"

           "Shewaslayin’withmybrother.Hegotaway.Iain’tsorrynonethatIkilther.Loosewomenoughttobekilt.Thelawain’tgotnorighttoputamaninjailforthatbutIwassont."

           "Buthowdidyougetout?Didyouescape?Wereyoupardoned?"

           "Youmightcallitapardon."Histhickgraybrowswrithedtogetherasthoughtheeffortofstringingwordstogetherwasdifficult.

           "‘Longin‘sixty-fourwhenShermancomethrough,IwasatMilledgevillejail,likeIhadbeenforfortyyears.AndthewardenhecalledallusprisonerstogetherandhesaystheYankeesarea-comin’a-burnin’anda-killin’.Nowifthar’sonethingIhatesworsethananiggerorawoman,it’saYankee."

           "Why?HadyouDidyoueverknowanyYankees?"

           "No’m.ButI’dhearntellofthem.I’dhearntelltheycouldn’tnevermindtheirownbizness.Ihatesfolkswhocan’tmindtheirownbizness.Whatwastheydoin’inGeorgia,freein’ourniggersandburnin’ourhousesandkillin’ourstock?Well,thewardenhesaidthearmyneededmoresoldiersbad,andanyofuswho’djineupwouldbefreeattheendofthewarifwecomeoutalive.Butuslifersusmurderers,thewardenhesaidthearmydidn’twantus.Wewastobesontsomewhereselsetoanotherjail.ButIsaidtothewardenIain’tlikemostlifers.I’mjustinforkillin’mywifeandsheneededkillin’.AndIwantstofighttheYankees.

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