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Show 81 burst into guffaws and Joseph realized he had been thoroughly baited by Samuel. It was nothing new. "You thought Hyrum was a knight! Can't ye just see 'im?" Samuel was mimicking a knight wielding a sword when the door suddenly burst open and Thomas stumbled in. Hannah gasped in horror at his torn clothes and bloody face. "They took father..." Thomas was panting hard, trying to catch his breath. "The door bust open and in came a whole gang o ruffians...." he choked the words out. "Was it..." Hannah was unable to finish the sentence. Thomas nodded affirmatively, sparing her the pain of speaking the words. "What's a ruffian, eh?" asked the bewildered Benjamen. "Later, Benjamen!" Samuel's voice was as stern and commanding as his father's had been on occasion. From Thomas's detailed description of Tomlinson, Barbara recognized the face as one she had seen before, but where? "Where's Hyrum?" Elise asked weakly. "Hyrum wasn't there," Thomas said, "Praise God!" exclaimed Elise as though a miracle |
