Now, the aggrieved elders interrupted him.

”We are not going to accept that cock-and-bull story.”

“Please sit down, if you don’t have anything to say.”

“You can give him your wife and daughters to abduct.”

Some other family members said as they raised their voices. When Mr. Brown Bailey’s heard someone said ‘you can give him your wife and daughters to abduct’, he became ashamed of himself and quickly sat down, and the Patriarch took over.

“Thank you all for your patience. I thought his Family Head would have started by apologizing to Oscar and his wife.”

“Yes.”

The house chorused in unison.

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