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But criminal casesinvolve people. She'dbrought in several yard men to make the grounds of each housepresentable. His eyes swept around theroom an instant later, his face brightening. In the kitchen, three serving women curled close like dogs in front of the banked fire; it was warm there, and a steaming pot hung on a long hook over the fire-gruel for the morning meal, no doubt.

But there was onething he did know he didn't want to continue with law school foranother day. For Papa she had to bea lawy^, too. All at once an awkward silence hovered over them. Three days before Seth's scheduled departure Laura left for Denver.