Rose took a deep breath and gave Elijah an apologetic look. She was not done shouting and she would rather have flung herself at her brother and given him a few sound blows. He just kept on making it worse and worse. She dreaded father's reaction. It made her sick with fear. She dreaded the tension that would remain for hours. And yet every time, her brother made it worse. "You were seen." She accused him through her tears. "Mr. Haight saw Mr. Crane drag you along. He said you were so drunk you couldn't stand on your own legs. You idiot!"