“She was so afflicted that her father and others thought she was going to die, and they ’caused the passing bell to be tolled for her'”(p.57)

I think it is curious how Anne almost died, but her father still decided to go on with the con. He seems overly into their act, and I don’t see why people continue to go on with it, including himself. He wanted to go through all of this to get back at the Gregory family. I wish we could know what happened at the football game. It appears that the father didn’t lose any family members in that fight, but the Gregory family did. He is upset because the Gregory family tried to have him punished for what he did. I feel that the dad is causing too many problems in this town. I think it is problematic that people go along with and support his activity. People need to watch what they are being lead into doing.