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answer. But I don’t think I have enough patience. I
will only give you three days to consider. If you can’t
give me the answer in the three days, I’ll hand you
over to the teachers. If they are not happy with you,
they will turn you over to the court.” With that, he
swaggered off.
Just at that moment Old Aunt came in. She got
hold of my right arm and dragged me outside.
“Soapy,” she whispered. “I don’t think Great
Smoker is pregnant. This must be another trick. I
don’t think when a man is in a state of coma he can
do it with a woman. I told my husband the story
about you and Great Smoker. He said that the story
had gone into each person’s ear in the coal mine.
Some people suspected her. They understood her
very well. They told me to look into the matter. So he
decided to investigate the matter secretly. Soapy, you
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