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O'Connell says Trone reluctantly gave him his account of what transpired at the meeting before he died.

Trone only learned of this through Ismael, who after the meeting "sat by a stream beyond the garden and wept," O'Connell writes.

But Rinda was never in a hurry to perform any of her duties, and the wooden tub devoted to Mr. Trone still stood in its place.

For answer, Ruth took up Mr. Trone and deposited him on her husband's knee.