5D+Tuck+Chapter+16

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2. "First they __roust__ me out of bed in the middle of the night, after I been out since sun-up looking for that child, and now I s'pose you're going to try to run me all the way," he said __sourly__. 3. The man in the yellow suit was as __courteous__ as always. 4. "How come //you're// so deep in it?" asked the constable __suspiciously__. "Maybe you're __in cahoots__ with the kidnappers, how do I know? 5. __Proud as peacocks__, all of 'em. 6. "Might as well relax," he wheezed, suddenly __companionable__. 7. We got a brand-new jailhouse, did you notice? Listen, it's __a dandy__! Give those folks nice clean __accommodations__." 8. His __sour mood__ returned. He frowned and shook the ashes from his cigar. 9. "Well," said the constable __grudgingly__, "all right, if you're in such a ding-danged hurry. 10. He explained the route carefully, then dug his heels into the __flanks__ of the fat old horse, __cantering__ off into the darkness where just a hint of dawn glowed on the edges of the hills far ahead. 11. "Did you get a __gander__ at that suit of clothes? Oh, well, it takes all kinds, as they say."**
 * 1.** **He __wheezed__ when he spoke.

==__Question #1:__ In this chapter the constable talks about the gallows. Why do you think Babbitt makes the constable talk about the gallows? What possible hints is Babbitt trying to give us about what could happen to the Tucks in the future?==

Gallows
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 * Gallows ||

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