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And Eben Tilden’s boy told Abbie Palsey that Tilly Hickson heard Aaron Hamlin say he ’d seen ’em together at the picture show!

(to Ben)

Is it true?

You ’ve been with him after all I told you!

It ain’t going to hurt her none just to talk to me, is it?

Them that touches pitch gets defiled!

(to Nettie)

I want you to tell me everything that ’s took place between you two.

Wait!

What?

Orin! Leave the room!

He don’t have to leave the room. I don’t care who knows what happened!

Go on then.

Well—Ben and I—We—Just for a few days—anyway, it was all his fault.

She threw me down because I was going to prison.