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Show 141 against Elise so that she would've hung from the gallows along with him-or maybe even instead of him." "He was that bad?" asked Samuel. "Worse," said the guard. "Did Elise feel bad when he died?" asked Benny, The guard shrugged. "She had spent day and night nursing him to rid him of the jail fever." "But he died anyway," said Samuel. The guard nodded. "She had a good remedy. It saved the lives of some others, but not her husband." "You think highly of Elise, don't you?" said Samuel. "She was too fine a lady for the Clink," said the guard . The family watched the guard take a last bite when suddenly a chilling cry was heard coming from the bedroom. It was the voice of their father. "No. Noooooooooo!" Everyone was paralyzed by the agony and distress in his voice, their eyes fixed on the door. In seconds, Lathrop, Elise. and Thomas emerged with Thomas steadying his father. Barbara poked her head in from another doorway, but did not re-enter the room. There was hurt and fear in her eyes and she felt a distinct alienation from her family. "The Lord has taken mother to rest," Thomas informed the family. |