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It may seem that I have gone mad-and that anger has clouded my mind-but all these bounties cause me nothing but irritation. I can see at once the means by which Twigson is accustomed to achieve his ends – deceit, flattery, bribery. Cruelty seems to be the last item, but that does not mean that he is not going to use it, too. I’d even bet that if he didn’t have two scandals under his belt, and the future of his ass in a comfortable senator’s chair on the line, he’d never try a peaceful solution with me.

Because he’s a moonbat.

Because my sisters and I had already had one “wolf in sheep’s clothing” once in our lives. Fortunately, they were young, and that filth didn’t touch them, but I remembered that “priceless experience” for the rest of my life: moonshiners are not to be trusted. Never. Especially if they come with gifts.

– Are you right to throw it all away? – Jeanne doesn’t believe me, though after a couple of years of working side by side with me, she might have realized by now that I never change the decisions I make. Even if they seem cruel or harsh to someone. – They’re just flowers.