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Chapter 22

           ThenprettysoonSherburnsortoflaughed;notthepleasantkind,butthekindthatmakesyoufeellikewhenyouareeatingbreadthat’sgotsandinit.

           Thenhesays,slowandscornful:

           "TheideaofYOUlynchinganybody!It’samusing.TheideaofyouthinkingyouhadpluckenoughtolynchaMAN!Becauseyou’rebraveenoughtotarandfeatherpoorfriendlesscast-outwomenthatcomealonghere,didthatmakeyouthinkyouhadgritenoughtolayyourhandsonaMAN?Why,aMAN’Ssafeinthehandsoftenthousandofyourkindaslongasit’sdaytimeandyou’renotbehindhim.

           "DoIknowyou?IknowyouclearthroughwasbornandraisedintheSouth,andI’velivedintheNorth;soIknowtheaverageallaround.Theaverageman’sacoward.IntheNorthheletsanybodywalkoverhimthatwantsto,andgoeshomeandpraysforahumblespirittobearit.IntheSouthonemanallbyhimself,hasstoppedastagefullofmeninthedaytime,androbbedthelot.Yournewspaperscallyouabravepeoplesomuchthatyouthinkyouarebraverthananyotherpeoplewhereasyou’rejustASbrave,andnobraver.Whydon’tyourjurieshangmurderers?Becausethey’reafraidtheman’sfriendswillshootthemintheback,inthedarkandit’sjustwhattheyWOULDdo.

           "Sotheyalwaysacquit;andthenaMANgoesinthenight,withahundredmaskedcowardsathisbackandlynchestherascal.

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