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Finally, he could not have done away with Savareen without the knowledge and concurrence of his wife, a gentle, kindly old soul, who found her best consolation between the covers of her bible, and who would not have raised her finger against a worm. So that branch of the enquiry might also be considered as closed. FINALLY HE COULD NOT HAVE DONE AWAY WITH SAVAREEN WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONCURRENCE OF HIS WIFE A GENTLE KINDLY OLD SOUL WHO FOUND HER BEST CONSOLATION BETWEEN THE COVERS OF HER BIBLE AND WHO WOULD NOT HAVE RAISED HER FINGER AGAINST A WORM SO THAT BRANCH OF THE INQUIRY MIGHT ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS CLOSED
en sitting at his own table, in the company of his wife, his family, and a grown-up female servant. He had sat down to table at about a quarter to eight, and had not risen therefrom until several minutes after the town bell had ceased to ring. On rising, he had gone out with his two boys--lads of thirteen and fifteen years of age respectively--and had barely taken up a position with them on the front fence when Lapierre came along and questioned him, as related in a former chapter. So it was certainly not worth while to pursue that branch of enquiry any farther. The only other persons upon whom the shadow of suspicion could by any possibility fall were Lapierre and Jonathan Perry. Well, so far as the latter was concerned the idea was too absurd for serious consideration. To begin with, Jonathan was seventy-six years of age, feeble and almost decrepid. Then, he was a man of excellent character, and, notwithstanding his humble station in life, was liked and respected by all who knew him. ANCE STOLLIVER HAD BEEN SITTING AT HIS OWN TABLE IN THE COMPANY OF HIS WIFE HIS FAMILY AND A GROWN UP FEMALE SERVANT HE HAD SAT DOWN TO TABLE AT ABOUT A QUARTER TO EIGHT AND HAD NOT RISEN THEREFROM UNTIL SEVERAL MINUTES AFTER THE TOWN BELL HAD CEASED TO RING ON RISING HE HAD GONE OUT WITH HIS TWO BOYS LADS OF THIRTEEN AND FIFTEEN YEARS OF AGE RESPECTIVELY AND HAD BARELY TAKEN UP A POSITION WITH THEM ON THE FRONT FENCE WHEN LAPIERRE CAME ALONG AND QUESTIONED HIM AS RELATED IN A FORMER CHAPTER SO IT WAS CERTAINLY NOT WORTH WHILE TO PURSUE THAT BRANCH OF INQUIRY ANY FARTHER THE ONLY OTHER PERSONS UPON WHOM THE SHADOW OF SUSPICION COULD BY ANY POSSIBILITY FALL WERE LAPIERRE AND JONATHAN PERRY WHILE SO FAR AS THE LATTER WERE CONCERNED THE IDEA WAS TOO ABSURD FOR SERIOUS CONSIDERATION TO BEGIN WITH JONATHAN WAS SEVENTY SIX YEARS OF AGE FEEBLE AND ALMOST DECREPID THEN HE WAS A MAN OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER AND NOTWITHSTANDING HIS HUMBLE STATION IN LIFE WAS LIKED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM
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