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I never had any thin ' of that kind in my house afore an ' of course I ai n't goin ' to give up without a good deal more lookin ' , but if I ca n't find that key it 'll prove beyond a shadow of a doubt as Elijah Doxey ai n't of a trustin ' nature an ' if that 's true I do n't know how I ever _ will _ be able to get along with him . A trustin ' nature is one thing to have around an ' a distrustin ' nature is another thing , an ' I can tell you that there 's somethin' about feelin ' as you ai n't trusted as makes me take my hands right out of my bread dough an ' go straight upstairs to begin lookin ' for that key again . The more I hunt the wilder I get , for it 's a very small box for a man to keep locked , an ' it ai n't his money or jewelry for it do n't rattle when you shake it . It 's too bad for me to feel so because in most other ways he 's a very nice young man , although I will say as sunset is midnight compared to his hair . '' `` Do -- '' began Mrs. Lathrop . `` Then too , he said yesterday , '' Miss Clegg continued , `` as he wanted it distinctly understood as his things was never to be touched by no one an ' I told him as he could freely an ' frankly rely on me . Now that 's goin ' to make it a great deal more work to hunt for that key from now on .