“Maybeso，but’twouldpleaseyouandmeifhewentwalkin’withus。
I’veaskedhimtimesenough。Whycan’thedowhatIwantaswellasmydoin’whathewants？“
“’Causehethinksit’swrong。Youdon’tthinkgoin’tochurchiswrong，doyou，UncleShad？“
Shadrachshookhishead。“Byfire！“heexclaimed。“You’rearegularyounglawyer，youare，Mary-’Gusta。JudgeBaxterhasn’tgotyoubeatwhenitcomestomakin’outacase。Lookhere，now；behonest；hadn’tyourathergotowalkwithmethangotothatmeetin’-house？“
“Yes，sir，“frankly；“I’drather。“