The Bay of Love And Sorrows
“There were many derisive cries: “Hang him!”
There was an audible grumble of disbelief from Mr. Jessop. And then there was nervous laughter.
Judge Skid, his face flushed and clean-shaven, with white, dried-out, lifeless hair and small red lines on his white cheeks, which indicated his drinking bouts, looked about as if counting the people in the room.
“The whole community has been outraged over this affair,” he said.
“Yes, sir,” Tommie Donnerel whispered. He kept looking around, ...as if he wanted to be certain that it was the entire community or even if it was he they were outraged by. He began to shake uncontrollably, which caused Judge Skid to frown in disgust.
He then spoke with great affection for Karrie Smith, a young woman whom the community downriver loved and whom he wished he had met. Then he looked over at the parents and nodded, and both of them seemed pleased, Then he looked at Laura McNair.MoreLess
There was an audible grumble of disbelief from Mr. Jessop. And then there was nervous laughter.
Judge Skid, his face flushed and clean-shaven, with white, dried-out, lifeless hair and small red lines on his white cheeks, which indicated his drinking bouts, looked about as if counting the people in the room.
“The whole community has been outraged over this affair,” he said.
“Yes, sir,” Tommie Donnerel whispered. He kept looking around, ...as if he wanted to be certain that it was the entire community or even if it was he they were outraged by. He began to shake uncontrollably, which caused Judge Skid to frown in disgust.
He then spoke with great affection for Karrie Smith, a young woman whom the community downriver loved and whom he wished he had met. Then he looked over at the parents and nodded, and both of them seemed pleased, Then he looked at Laura McNair.MoreLess
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