“There，there，Isaiah，“hepleaded。“Don’tactso。Weain’tfindin’anyfault。Shadrachwasn’tfindin’fault，wasyou，Shadrach？“
“No，no，courseIwasn’t。Don’ttalksofoolish，Isaiah。Nobodywantsyoutoquit。AllIsaidwas——Comebackhereandsetdown。
Yourtea’sgettin’allcold。“
ToMary-’Gustaitseemedasiftheteahadbeenatleastcooltobeginwith。However，Mr。Chasesufferedhimselftobeledbacktothetableandattackedhissupperininjuredsilence。Mary-’Gustaofferedasuggestion。
“IguessIcouldwashatablecloth，“shesaid。“Ialwayswashmydolls’things。“