Chapter 75 The Only Chance to Stay Alive

• Old Mr. Baines finished speaking, then surprisingly let go of his cane and walked step by step toward the inner hall.
• Mrs. Baines was wrecked with grief. She supported Old Mr. Baines, and soon they stood before the casket. The two took a side each, and as elders and close kin, guided the spirits and moved the coffin.
• It was a local Hofcaster custom, and with Joaquin having no other relatives—only Finneas as his brother—Finneas spread his arms and lifted the two coffins, carrying them out.