”The chairs creaked as both Joseph and Father Raymond stood. Each lowered themselves onto the small risers near the center. They knelt just in front...of the wall of cross-shaped holes that formed the divider. Both bowed their heads in prayer as the priest spoke.“Lord God, please cleanse the soul of your servant and forgive his many sins. Bolster thy son, Joseph, against this evil plot. Protect him from the harlot and all her wicked machinations! Let him face this curse bravely and with stalwart. He thenreturned the condom over my cage and replace the cover over it. He smiledat me and gave me another kiss and said he was really looking forward toour Valentine's Day date and with that left my room.I just laid on my bed trying to come to grips with my situation. I triedto figure a way out of this predicament and escape this nightmare beforeit became permanent. I figured I just needed some sleep to clear my headand I'd come up with a way to get out of this horrible nightmare. As Ilaid on. "Her voice had thickened with tears, and she put a hand to her cheek quickly as though to brush them away."How old were you; when your mum died?" he tried to keep his tone casually interested, tried not to let too much sympathy shade his voice, because he suddenly had a feeling that if he was too sympathetic, then she might just fall to pieces on him.She shrugged her shoulders. "I was eight and Laurie was five, I think." I was thirteen, when my mother died, and like your father, my father. I want to surrender and get that off my back. Will you take my case?" Of all the stupid nonsense I have heard, that takes the cake. Certainly, I will take your case. I had no idea that those fools had gone that far. Please give me a dollar to bind us together, and I will start right away to do what I can for you." That's fine with me. Here you are. Is it OK for me to visit my ma and the rest while I'm waiting for a trial?" I've got an idea. You go out to your farm and get John or Henry to ride.