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Chapter 17

           Thecompletetruthwasthathispresentattitudetowardherwasamixtureoffearandshamebecauseofthemannerinwhichshewaslikelytoviewhispredicament—hismoralifnothissocialfailure.WouldshebewillingtobelievethestorypreparedbyBelknapandJephsonastohischangeofheart?Butevenapartfromthat,tohavehercomeherenowandlookathimthroughthesebarswhenhewassodisgraced—tobecompelledtofaceherandtalktoherdayafterday!Herclear,inquiring,torturedeyes!Herdoubtastohisinnocence,sincehecouldfeelthatevenBelknapandJephson,inspiteofalltheirplansforhim,werestillalittledubiousastothatunintentionalblowofhis.Theydidnotreallybelieveit,andtheymighttellherthat.Andwouldhisreligious,God-fearing,crime-abhorringmotherbemorecredulousthanthey?

           Beingaskedagainwhathethoughtoughttobedoneabouthisparents,herepliedthathedidnotbelievehecouldfacehismotheryet—itwoulddonogoodandwouldonlytortureboth.

           Andfortunately,ashesawit,apparentlynowordofallthathadbefallenhimhadyetreachedhisparentsinDenver.Becauseoftheirpeculiarreligiousandmoralbeliefs,allcopiesofworldlyanddegeneratedailypaperswereconsistentlyexcludedfromtheirhomeandMission.AndtheLycurgusGriffithshadhadnodesiretoinformthem.

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