Let it not be supposed, however, that he was in it just for the free room and board and the several thousand dollars a month he managed to cozen her out of. Not at all. He was also quite madly in love with her. He was tormented by the fact that it was, as far as he knew, an unrequited love. Never having confessed this human weakness to her, he could not be absolutely sure that she would not be responsive. He was sure beyond any doubt that her father had no use for him whatsoever, either as a man or as a prospective son-in-law, and only tolerated him as a minister because of what the old man hoped was his daughter's temporary mental affliction.Caught thus in a sticky web largely of his own making Longworth was not a happy man. Should he go on bended knee before Evangeline, plead his cause and try to beat McFarthingale's time with her, risking the chance that she would not only reject him but also be disillusioned with him as her spiritual leader? This could cost him a tidy bit of cash. Mom served coffee, and then Detective Crowley got to the heart of it. “Assistant District Attorney Beaufort asked me to come over to tell you the latest information on the case against the Holden boy and the rest of his group.”“Since you’re here and not him, I assume it’s not good news,” replied my father.Crowley sighed. “You assume correctly. The District Attorney has ordered that this be settled with a plea bargain. There won’t be a trial.”“Why not?” asked Dad. Mom’s fingers were white where she was gripping her coffee mug. I just kept my mouth shut.“Because we might lose. Too much has been kicked out. We have to settle for half a loaf and not the whole loaf.”“What do you mean, too much has been kicked out. What’s been kicked out?” I asked.He turned to face me. “Well, you know that Judge Broadhurst excluded the photos and X-rays of you. They tried to get him to allow them to stipulate to the injuries, but he wouldn’t go that far. He would allow the attending physician to testify..
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