IdidnotintendtoprosecuteJim，hewasnotworthit，butI

　　shouldhavethoroughlyenjoyeddragginghimoutofthatwagonandsilencinghimbyprimitivemethods。Myangerhadnotcooledtoanyextent。Hedidnotspeaktomeagain，thoughIheardhimmutteringasthecartmovedoff。IremainedwhereIwasuntilIsawitturnintotheLowerRoad。ThenIoncemorestartedforhome。

　　Iwasverymuchannoyedanddisturbed。EvidentlythissortofthinghadbeengoingonforsometimeandIhadjustdiscoveredit。

　　Itplacedmeinamiserablelight。WhenColtonhaddeclared，ashehadinbothourinterviews，thattheLanewasanuisanceIhadloftilydeniedtheassertion。Nowthoseidiotsinthevillageweredoingtheirbesttoprovemealiar。IshouldhaveexpectedsuchbehaviorfromHalletandhisfriends，butforCaptainDeantotacitlyapprovetheirconductwasunexpectedandprovoking。Well，Ihadmademypositionplain，atallevents。ButIknewthatTimwoulddistortmywordsandthattheideaofmy\"standingin\"withtheColtons，whileprofessingindependence，wouldberevived。I

　　wasdestinedtobedetestedandmisunderstoodbybothsides。Yes，DorindawasrightinsayingthatImightfindsittingonthefenceuncomfortable。Itwasallofthat。

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