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like I'm hovering above my grave."

"What are you telling us?' Trevor asked her.

"That old man you saw through the window of your

soul ain't looking in on you anymore?"

"He'll come around when I tell him he can and

not a minute before." she replied.

"I bet he won't," Trevor said. laughing. "I just

bet he won't."

The doctors wanted Mrs. Westington in the

hospital one more day. Of course she complained, but

she gave up when she realized she was actually going

to walk out of there. She promised and swore that she

would behave and not do too much too quickly, but

we all knew those promises were as good as the air

they were written on, as she would say about other

people's promises. After she came home. I tried staving on her, taking things out of her hands, moving to do things before she could, and constantly pleading with her to sit and rest. She bawled me out for being a

Nervous Nelly.

Trevor gave me as much help as he could with

her, and so did Echo, who probably had the most

influence. Tyler came over almost every night and we

had some fine dinners and times together. The day

after Mrs. Westington came home. Detective Temple

came to see me again and to tell us that Rhona and

Skeeter had been arraigned and a hearing before trial

was being scheduled. Skeeter was also wanted in two

other states and would be extradited to stand trial

there as well.

Despite her anger and disappointment, Mrs.

Westington suffered some quiet moments of regret

and sorrow about Rhona. She talked about the