sami glanced toward the window and thought about the policemen standing outside the house . '' i 'm sorry , mom . i just ca n't tell you right now . but i 'm okay . honest . '' '' oh sami ... '' said mrs. lightfoot , and sami could hear the tears coming . '' i love you , mom , '' said
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thornton 's to be tried soon , and he 's sure to be convicted and hanged . once he 's gone , any information he has dies with him . '' pynch crossed the room with a large bath sheet . '' always assuming he has any information to impart . '' jasper stepped from the tub and took the
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nevin scrambled down the riverbank and examined the rowboat . in the pre-dawn dark , it was difficult to see how seaworthy a vessel it was . orris and corissa soon joined him and threw their parcels in bow of the boat . '' do you think we can handle this craft , sir nevin ? '' asked orris . '' it 's built for two oarsmen and there are three of us , so we should be all right , '' answered
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