Zoethshookhishead。“Iamwicked，allthesame，“hesaid，“butI
guessI’vebeenpunished。Therewan’tanyrealreasonwhyI
shouldn’thavetoldyouafore，butsomehowIcouldn’tmakeupmymindtospeakofit。Ijustcouldn’t。ButI’mgoin’totellyounow，Shadrach。“
Heheldupthecrumpledenvelope。
“YourememberwhenIwastooksick？“hesaid。“YourememberIwasstruckdownallofaheapinthekitchen？Yes；well，didyoueverwonderwhatitwasstruckmedown？I’lltellyou。’Twasaletterthatcametomeinthemailthatmorning。Thiswastheletter。I