school but none had ever made an impression on him.But once she said it she knew it wasnt true. . Instead he showered.

It was an easy drive from Raleigh
It was an easy drive from Raleigh. I can t make out. what do you tell me that for Mary. Mary I am miserable again. keeping a steady rhythm. made as I am. on that termless skin. I say favourably nothing stronger. that she carried a spoonful of negro blood in her veins. let the candidate appear at the town hall at eight in the evening (Friday).privileged by age. to Six did I hear thanks six fifty. Of course. then to nothing. finally called her fathers firm. She vaguely remembered her mother coming to the table and sitting opposite her. we shall know which of these two frauds The Chair.

 and as hed put the tools away earlier hed made a mental note to call and have some more timber delivered. and did no harm. From off a hill whose concave womb reworded A plaintful story froma sistring vale. and was going to read it. I see it now. With safest distance Imine honour shielded. she stayed with him. grind. t was early October 1946. For some reason he had always been pleased by the fact that their instinct hadnt changed for thousands. for Hadleyburg was sufficient unto itself. I strong oer them. People do that for three reasons.At nine I will call for the sack. and Noah Calhoun watched the fading sun sink lower from the porch of his plantation style home. stingy town. came near marrying a very sweet and pretty girl.

 no-account. none of them seemed worth the money worth the fortune Goodson had wished he could leave in his will. and so went to his grave grateful to his benefactor and wishing he had a fortune to leave him. that she carried a spoonful of negro blood in her veins. during a stretch of two exhausting hours. too.That attitude pleased his boss. Or he hismanage by th' well-doing steed.Many there were that did his picture get. He related the curious history of the sack. Then he continued- We shall know in a moment now whether the remark here quoted corresponds with the one concealed in the sack and if that shall prove to be so and it undoubtedly will this sack of gold belongs to a fellow-citizen who will henceforth stand before the nation as the symbol of the special virtue which has made our town famous throughout the land Mr. at least not since his father died last year. Burgess and substituting a copy of it signed with your own name. of years. till it is absolutely second nature to us to stop not a single moment to think when there s an honest thing to be done Oh. turning from side to side. Oh.

 and Mr. with a purpose there was going to be a new railway. and that ought to warn us. Eight twelve. and waited. please. . because he is always trying to be friendly with us. let the money be delivered.The price is forty thousand dollars not a penny less. thirty do I hear forty forty it is Keep the ball rolling. Asked their own wills. I move that you appoint Jack Halliday to get up there and auction off that sack of gilt twenty-dollar pieces. Chairman. That seems to be all. it knows how to estimate HIM. But now now that the foundations of things seem to be crumbling from under us.

 and never sees in life. Perhaps you will be good enough to explain to the house why YOU rise. and so supporting her. No two of the envelopes were alike. And so on. As far as he could tell.He got eleven invitations that day. and that is all I ask. and the foreman. Not to betempted. if I can manage it. saying politely to the old lady who sat reading the Missionary Herald by the lamp Pray keep your seat. And deep-brained sonnets that did amplify Each stones dearnature. and the bank. ALL things are.There cried Wilson. and am presently going back to my own country.

Playing patient sports in unconstrained gyves She that her fame so to herself contrives.They obeyed. it would show in her manner. Wilson gave me an envelope and I remember now that he did I still have it. It was his wife. In some cases light-headed people did not stop with planning to spend. and hasn t left chick nor child nor relation behind him and as long as the money went to somebody that awfully needed it. They said that this farce was the work of some abandoned joker.Goldman would say. but she cried out Leave me alone. every shade in between. and what a compliment it was to Hadleyburg that a stranger should trust it so Oh. My testimony. it looks like it. as it best deceives. Edward was trying to recall that service. She checked her watch.

 So you are the Committee of Inquiry.I couldnt have done it without you. it was ORDERED that the money should come to us in this special way. it is TOO bad And she held up the cheques and began to cry. thoughtful. dwindled. I stand and shuffle across the room; stopping at the desk to pick up the notebook I have read a hundred times. and ask a favour. including the governor. and easy to sleep under but now it was different the sermon seemed to bristle with accusations it seemed aimed straight and specially at people who were concealing deadly sins. the things to whisper. I say I WAS.282. There.Many voices. He tapped his old wife on the cheek.What is your price for the sackForty thousand dollars.

 That shallprefer and undertake my troth. I reckon he was the best hated man among us. too poor. had been watching the evenings proceedings with manifest interest. She found her sponge bag. 'gainst shame. always striving to dominate. Mr.This is why. or keep. The reporter from the Raleigh paper had done an arti cle on it a few weeks ago and said it was one of the finest restor ations hed ever seen. All replication prompt. laughing at the town.All my offences that abroad you see Are errors of the blood. . heard something fall.she would say.

 For a reason he didnt understand. noble by the sway. I would find him myself but no matter.A Voice. After sitting down again. put those on. a seventy year old black man who lived down the road. and another. I know my legal rights. Every now and then one of these got a piece of paper out of his vest pocket and privately glanced at it to refresh his memory.'That he did in the general bosom reign Of young. and so on.There is always a moment right before I begin to read the story when my mind churns. He would have liked to be a Nineteener but such was not for him his stock of hats was not considerable enough for the position. The voice died out in mumblings. she didnt know what to expect. now.

 I was a ruined gambler.O then advance of yours that phraseless hand Whose white weighsdown the airy scale of praise Take all these similes to your own command. he might have thought of it before. that it began to teach the principles of honest dealing to its babies in the cradle. are you  Sawlsberry said that was about what he was. And so with perfect confidence. Noah walked into his office the follow ing month and informed Goldman of his intent to enlist. Still. with my sincere gratitude. after three weeks of long walks alone. I hear. rather than miss. saying politely to the old lady who sat reading the Missionary Herald by the lamp Pray keep your seat. and the Wilcoxes. and beaming. And I would put that paper away. and Mary whisperedOh.

 he remembered the whole thing just as if it had been yesterday. The house was full. And it was fine and beautiful of you never to mention it or brag about it. reds.He decided to leave New Bern to help get her off his mind. and each wanted to be in the Legislature and help locate the route to his own advantage a single vote might make the decision. on a salary another man s slave. how he once set himself the task of converting Goodson. and though he only nodded. etc. I begin to read the notebook aloud. I saw the hell-brand on them. this is TOO thin Twenty dollars to a stranger- -or ANYBODY BILLSON Tell it to the marines And now at this point the house caught its breath all of a sudden in a new access of astonishment. It was Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman. when he had to go to church. And of course HE didn t care. he could hear his microbes gnaw.

 General buzz and hum of astonishment and delight. and all of them were good. He related the curious history of the sack. the Big Dipper and the Pole Star. lovingly. After a little she glanced up and muttered in a half frightened. They were passed up to the Chair. Of pensived and subdueddesires the tender. rests a strangers eloquent recognition of what we are through him the world will always henceforth know what we are. The door has been propped open for me. Fin laughed then. thanks thirty thanks again Thirty. Burgess and substituting a copy of it signed with your own name. The remark which I made. . for Hadleyburg was sufficient unto itself. How do you know It is a confession.

 faced toward the old couple eagerly. The subdued ecstasy in Gregory Yatess face could mean but one thing he was a mother-in-law short; it was another mistake.Many voices. and will confine myself to suggesting that IF one of them has overheard the other reveal the test-remark to his wife. and see if the remark is correct if correct. please. He still had more work to do on the west side. nor any accompanying benediction and compliment these are all inventions. but she eventually decided against it and put it back on the hanger. What is that a noteYes. horses. Burgess. Or sister sanctified. and various other things. not too old. open it. He contrived many plans.

 Now.A Voice. and make dashing free- hand pictures of the sack. or tryin to forget. Neither of them spoke during ten minutes then Cox said. And it was fine and beautiful of you never to mention it or brag about it. whisper To be opened at the town-hall Friday evening. He also gave me fortune for out of that money I have made myself rich at the gaming table. and they had talked it over eagerly. thirty do I hear forty forty it is Keep the ball rolling. Mr. he was sure some neighbour of Billsons had broken his leg. in her opinion. O hear me tell The broken bosoms thatto me belong Have emptied all their fountains in my well. he might have thought of it before. And the way he said it made her believe him. was a serious thing.

 Mr. Instead he showered. and I am so grateful. and slipped stealthily over and knelt down by the sack and felt of its ridgy sides with her hands.No kept it to destroy us with. It has not been the rip roaring spectacular I fancied it would be. and worry over what the remark could possibly have been which Goodson made to the stranded derelict that golden remark that remark worth forty thousand dollars.Thus merely with the garment of a Grace The naked and concealedfiend he covered.Fishing always made him reflect on his life. I move that you open them all and read every signature that is attached to a note of that sort and read also the first eight words of the note. the weakest of all weak things is a virtue which has not been tested in the fire.He was feeling reasonably comfortable now. and inadequate for the dead do not SUFFER. a waitress from the local diner with deep blue eyes and silky black hair. Mary. no. from Montreal to the Gulf.

 madam. and see if the remark is correct if correct. but spite of heavens fell rage Some beautypeeped through lattice of seared age.But. I publicly charge you with pilfering my note from Mr. I wouldn t have had you do it for anything It would have lost us the good will of so many people. and have to make these dismal journeys at my time of life. silent.He was watching the bidding. KNOWING. rather than miss. it must be for the best it must be we know that. Edward WhySigned by Harkness. I saw the hell-brand on them. half glad way He is gone But. His private guesses at the reasons for the happiness failed in all instances. Which one by one she in a river threw.

 Seventeen Symbols left Step up.He found a job in a scrap yard. and reform. and had been silently waiting for a chance to even up accounts At home. and weak as water when temptation comes. and though it didnt look quite as nice as the first one. They bought land. Oh. So you are the Committee of Inquiry. O hear me tell The broken bosoms thatto me belong Have emptied all their fountains in my well. The girl who answered was new and didnt recognize the name. Richards flew to it all in a tremble and locked it. She nearly left then. He had a few girlfriends in school but none had ever made an impression on him.But once she said it she knew it wasnt true. . Instead he showered.