Sycamore Row (Jake Brigance, #2)

by John Grisham

Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6

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4. I am of clear mind and have full testamentary capacity. No

was still on the porch and greeting Ramona’s husband,

side. Seth Hubbard After they passed it around the kitchen table and observed a moment of silence, they poured more coffee. Herschel cut a thick slice of the lemon cake and declared it delicious. The Dafoes declined. “Looks like your father planned it all rather well,” Ian observed as he read the instructions again. “Quick and simple.” Ramona blurted, “We have to talk about foul play, don’t we? It hasn’t been mentioned yet, has it? Can we at least have the discussion? What if it wasn’t a suicide? What if someone else did it and tried to cover it up? Do you really believe Daddy would kill himself?” Herschel and Ian gawked at her as if she’d just sprouted horns. They were both tempted to rebuke her, to taunt her stupidity, but nothing was said during a long, heavy pause. Herschel slowly took another bite of cake. Ian gently lifted

Carla cleared the table and cleaned the dishes

not need a calculator.

glance to be raw land. The second box was

as

was no harm in revealing this to Stillman. Jake

parked in the driveway and would stay there in case they needed