Part 1. by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner]@TWC D-Link book Part 1. 4/23 He was in such deep distress that he allowed his wife to persuade him to let the papers be drawn; but when his children came into his presence in their poor apparel, he felt like a traitor and refused to sign. He paced the floor all day, he scarcely slept at night. He blushed even to acknowledge it to himself, but treason was in his mind--he was meditating, at last, the sale of the land. Mrs.Hawkins stepped into the room. He had not spoken a word, but he felt as guilty as if she had caught him in some shameful act. |