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Updated: May 13, 2025
The pale face went to a deep crimson she remembered the day well. The Dominie had caught her stealing berries and like all the weaker ones in a strife Tess had used her tongue bitterly and had twiggled her fingers. The squatters went away, leaving Tessibel with a new feeling of shame. Ben Letts went with reluctance he dared not remain.
"Dominie Graves were in the witness-box, and said as how yer pap were a wicked daddy of a wickeder gal, and the jedge made him tell as how ye was so cussed, and yer daddy's humps riz up like a cat's back wet with cold tea." Tess waited expectantly. "And the Dominie said as how ye twiggled yer fingers to yer nose at him," continued Jake. "Did ye?"
He would probably take away the milk, and send her home again. But he had stepped to the wall, and taken a riding-whip from a nail. Tess had seen that whip before, once the time she had twiggled her fingers. Graves had shaken it at her from his saddle-horse. Then she had not been afraid.... The clergyman came toward her. "Ye hit me with that whip," growled Tess, "and and I'll kill ye!"
"Skinner, you know you can't leave this court with that girl " Here a small boy broke in: "She's the girl that twiggled her fingers at the minister." Dominie Graves hushed the speaker with a wave of his hand, and went on: "You have committed a murder, Skinner, and have been condemned to die by hanging." His voice was low and vibrant. "And there's no escape for you, Skinner," he finished.
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