Hansen plopped down on the foot of the bed, almost bouncing off onto the floor. "She can't tell anybody, because 'THE REVEREND' has too much clout. She could be ostracized from the community for suggesting such things."
"So she tries to create compelling evidence, but she really doesn't have the skill to pull it off. She knows nothing of Gladys' life, so she has to invent one."
"She records the critical part of the story toward the end of the book, while her memory of it is still clear and then tries to fill in earlier detail to make it seem authentic."
"But she lacks the imagination - and maybe the time, if she's dying."
Once again, they said it together, "She falls seven pages short."
Hansen bowed his head. "So that rotten old so and so poisoned his wife."
"And if I'm not mistaken
