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Chapter 29

           "Yetinwardlysaying:"Oh,Godhowbad!"

           AndMrs.Griffithsaddingaloud:"Mypoorboy!Mybelovedson!Butwemustn’tgiveway.No.No.‘BeholdIwilldelivertheeoutofthesnaresofthewicked.’Godhasnotdesertedeitherofus.AndHewillnotthatIknow.‘Heleadethmebythestillwaters.’‘Herestorethmysoul.’WemustputourtrustinHim.Besides,"sheadded,brisklyandpractically,asmuchtostrengthenherselfasClyde,"haven’tIalreadyarrangedforanappeal?Itistobemadeyetthisweek.They’regoingtofileanotice.Andthatmeansthatyourcasecan’tevenbeconsideredunderayear.Butitisjusttheshockofseeingyouso.Yousee,Iwasn’tquitepreparedforit."Shestraightenedhershouldersandnowlookedupandachievedabraveifstrainedsmile."Thewardenhereseemsverykind,butstill,somehow,whenIsawyoujustnow—"

           Shedabbedathereyeswhichweredampfromthissuddenandterrificstorm,andtodivertherselfaswellashimshetalkedofthesoverynecessaryworkbeforeher.Messrs.BelknapandJephsonhadbeensoencouragingtoherjustbeforesheleft.Shehadgonetotheirofficeandtheyhadurgedherandhimtobeofgoodcheer.Andnowshewasgoingtolecture,andatonce,andwouldsoonhavemeanstodowiththatway.Oh,yes.AndMr.Jephsonwouldbedowntoseehimoneofthesedayssoon.Hewasbynomeanstofeelthatthelegalendofallthishadbeenreached.Farfromit.

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