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Chapter 10

           Forhowevermuchhemightrefusetoanswer,stillMasonwasforeverjumpingathimwithsuchquestionsas:Whywasitifallyouwantedtodowastoeatlunchonshorethatyouhadtorowallthewaydowntothatextremesouthendofthelakewhenitisn’tnearlysoattractivethereasitisatotherpoints?And:Wherewasitthatyouspenttherestofthatafternoon—surelynotjustthere?Andthen,jumpingbacktoSondra’slettersdiscoveredinhisbag.Howlonghadheknownher?Washeasmuchinlovewithherassheappearedtobewithhim?Wasn’titbecauseofherpromisetomarryhiminthefallthathehaddecidedtokillMissAlden?

           ButwhileClydevehementlytroubledtodenythislastcharge,stillforthemostparthegazedsilentlyandmiserablybeforehimwithhistorturedandmiserableeyes.

           Andthenamostwretchednightspentinthegarretofafarmhouseatthewestendofthelake,andonapalletonthefloor,whileSissel,SwenkandKraut,guninhand,inturnkeptwatchoverhim,andMasonandthesheriffandtheotherssleptbelowstairs.Andsomenatives,becauseofinformationdistributedsomehow,comingtowardmorningtoinquire:"WehearthefellerthatkilledthegirlovertoBigBitternishere—isthatright?"AndthenwaitingtoseethemoffatdawnintheFordssecuredbyMason.

           AndagainatLittleFishInletaswellasThreeMileBay,actualcrowds—farmers,store-keepers,summerresidents,woodsmen,children—allgatheredbecauseofwordtelephonedonaheadapparently.

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