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`` Well , I reckon you better leave him whar he is . He 'll do you more good thar than any whar else . '' Hale laughed aloud -- the judge glared at him and he turned quickly upstairs to his work in the deed-room . Till noon he worked and yet there was no trouble . After dinner he went back and in two hours his work was done . An atmospheric difference he felt as soon as he reached the door . The crowd had melted from the square .