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Chapter 64

           Anditdon’tlookwell,MissPoindexterexcusemeforsayingit;butitdon’tlookjustthething,thatyoushouldbetryingtoscreenhimfromhisdeserving."

           "No,thatitdon’t,"chimeinseveralvoices."Justicemusttakeitscourse!"shoutsone,inthehackneyedphraseofthelawcourts.

           "Itmust!itmust!"echoesthechorus."Wearesorrytodisobligeyou,miss;butwemustrequestyoutoleave.MrPoindexter,you’ddowelltotakeyourdaughteraway."

           "Come,Loo!’TisnottheplaceYoumustcomeaway.Yourefuse!GoodGod!mydaughter;doyoumeantodisobeyme?Here,Cash;takeholdofherarm,andconductherfromthespot.Ifyourefusetogowillingly,wemustuseforce,Loo.Agoodgirlnow.DoasItellyou.Go!Go!"

           "No,father,IwillnotIshallnottillyouhavepromisedtillthesemenpromise"

           "Wecan’tpromiseyouanything,misshowevermuchwemightlikeit.Itain’taquestionforwomen,nohow.There’sbeenacrimecommittedamurder,asyeyourselfknow.Theremustbenocheatingofjustice.There’snomercyforamurderer!"

           "Nomercy!"echoascoreofangryvoices."Lethimbehangedhangedhanged!"

           TheRegulatorsarenolongerrestrainedbythefairpresence.Perhapsithasbuthastenedthefatalmoment.ThesoulofCassiusCalhounisnottheonlyoneinthatcrowdstirredbythespiritofenvy.Thehorsehunterisnowhatedforhissupposedgoodfortune

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