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IT SEEMED AS THOUGH the entire town of Bradley was at this funeral reception. But Myrtle wasn’t surprised. The house was excessively large by Bradley standards and many residents had probably never been inside. If you added the element of curiosity and the fact that most of the town had at least a passing acquaintance with Josie from the library, it was easy to see why the turnout was so large.
Finally the line of people abated and Myrtle had the opportunity to help with the clearing up before heading off with determination to find Miles and see how his interview with Cady had gone. To her surprise, she saw him still sitting with her in the large living room. Erma gave her a sympathetic moue which made her blood pressure creep up.
The living room was packed with people holdin
