Hed then dropped Duchess off at an old stone building, asking him to wait with the nun there for a moment. Dennis is furious to learn that Woolly is not at Salina. Here we get a little more information on why Duchesss father may have taken off when he heard that Duchess was free. Like his first two novels, The Lincoln Highway is elegantly constructed and compulsively readable. Ulysses is a seasoned boxcar traveler, who has been iterant ever since he returned from the war to learn that his wife left him. If you havent read the novel yet, wait to visit this post until after you finished it. While we dont know the details of it yet, it seems clear that it somehow implicated Duchess. There is now someone else staying there. Laying in deb, Duchess reminisces about traveling with his father in August of 1944 when he was 8. The legal-drama follows Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), a Los Angles lawyer who inherits the practice from his colleague Jerry Vincent after the latter's murder. At this point it becomes clear that Duchesss relationship with his father is is even worse that we previously realized, since his father felt the need to disappear when he learned Duchess was not at Salina. I found it to be a really wonderful book; light-hearted most of the way through with some really impactful character moments. While Billy hopes they can find their mother in San Fransisco (even though she abandoned the family), Emmett believes they can get a fresh start with fixing and then selling houses (the original house flippers). One in a thousand can look at the world with amazement," Towles wrote in his first novel. Billy hopes to find their mother (who left them 8 years ago) there. The Lincoln Highway is, among other things, about the act of storytelling and mythmaking. That part makes no sense to me, why summarize from the end to the beginning? Woolly also happens to know that his great-grandfather has a wall safe at their house in upstate New York that contains around $150,000. His first novel, Rules of Civility (2011), set among social strivers in New York City in 1936, took its inspiration from F. Scott Fitzgerald and its title from George Washington's Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation. In the house, Woolly gives Duchess a tour. On July 1, 1913, a group of automobile enthusiasts and industry officials established the Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) "to procure the establishment of a continuous improved highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific, open to lawful traffic of all description without toll charges." Duchess (nicknamed because he was born in Dutchess County) explains that they hid in the wardens trunk to hitch a ride here. Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) President W.F. Duchess tells Billy that hes been to hundreds of cities because her father was a traveling actor. Woolly admits that one of the four cars, a Cadillac convertible, is his, something he inherited from his father. Towles' new novel ranges further geographically from Nebraska's farmland to New York's Adirondacks by way of some of New York City's iconic sites but its action-packed plot is compressed into just 10 days. He still feels guilt over the killing. The Lincoln Highwa y is a coming-of-age tale about the transition from teenager to adulthood. In the next chapter, we learn that the box is from Sally and contains 6 jars of her strawberry preserves. He admits its not all there, but he shows Emmett that hes taken a careful accounting of how much they spent and on what. That was eight years ago, and Ulysses had been aimlessly riding the train back and forth ever since. The Lincoln Highway: A New York Times Number One Bestseller Towles, Amor Published by Penguin, 2022 ISBN 10: 1529157641 ISBN 13: 9781529157642 Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Book Used - Softcover Condition: Good US$ 1.60 Convert currency US$ 9.55 Shipping From United Kingdom to U.S.A. Townhouse didnt make a big deal about it, but Duchess knows he owes Townhouse. The title of this latest book refers to America's first cross-country roadway for automobiles, which stretched from New York City to San Francisco. In present day, Emmett thanks Mr. Ive reread it a couple times and I dont believe Emmett purposely killed Duchess. In 1925, the Lincoln Highway was finally completed. As Dennis yells about needing to catch the 6:42 train each morning, Woolly had realized that his boarding schools had been designed to train them to become adults who had every-day days as well. They make a quick stop at the house of the retired former warden, Ackerly, who used to beat them. Then he thinks about it and forcefully knocks Duchess out. But at any age, it's the young-at-heart who are most open to amazement people like Woolly, who may not be cut out for this world but who can appreciate what he calls a "one-of-a-kind of day.". Duchess thinks about the times Ackerly had hit them as he as brings the skillet down on Ackerlys head. However, hed accidentally set the grass around it and the goalpost on fire, resulting in him being called to the disciplinary committee. Emmett feels sad and then angry. As in his previous book, A Gentleman in Moscow, Mr. Towles sets up his plot points upfront and revisits them throughout. Ulysses advises Billy not to tell Emmett what happened, at least for now, since Emmett has a lot on his mind. We learn that when Duchess was 16, he framed by Harry for a number of thefts in the hotel they were living in (which Harry had actually committed). He also seems to have a soft spot for Woolly and seems to feels that hes been similarly screwed over by his family or been treated unfairly by life. He says that the train will soon slow down and that Billy needs to get off then. So, he plans to go there to ask about Harry Hewetts whereabouts and hopefully find Duchess in the process. He yanks out the corpse and gets inside . Tom informs them that the bank has no choice but to foreclose on the house, meaning that Emmett and his brother have to move out. None of them are major and they dont detract from the content at all. When he sees Emmett shove Duchess, Billy decides to interrupt to prevent Emmett from continuing to lash out. So dont read this unless youve finished the book. Sally sounds a bit whiny though she is devoted to Billy. He then thinks about happy memories of their adventures. Emmett agrees. When Billy refuses to give it up, Pastor John hits Billy. Very disappointed by death of Duchess. This surprises Emmett since Duchess had always implied that Delphine had abandoned them. At the library, he looks up the numbers tracking the population grown in Texas and California over the decades. So please feel free to comment with your thoughts at the end of the article. In New York, Woolly sees a man selling old newspapers. I've just finished reading The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Back in 1933, Charlie had moved to Nebraska from Boston to be a farmer, but never had much luck with the weather nor skill at farming or business. They all have a delightful dinner, but soon Dennis and Sarah come home. (Spoilers), Book Club Questions for Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin. They also find Woolly's will, splitting up his $150K trust fund equally between Billy, Emmett and Duchess. Woolly hated the thesaurus and the unnecessary amount of alternative words it offered. Sheriff Peterson knew it wasnt Emmett, since they were together at the time. When I picked up The Lincoln Highway I wasn't sure what to expect from the story. They mentioned that former warden Ackerly was attacked and a blue Studebaker was spotted nearby. That night, Billy opens up his big red book, considering where to start his story. Amor Towles is the author of New York Times bestsellers RULES OF CIVILITY and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW. The chapters of six characters are told in a third person that reflects their point of view and tone, while the chapters of Duchess and Sally are in first person. He decides to lunge for the money instead to try to save it. One thing smart Billy comes to realize: He belongs to a long tradition of sidekicks who come to save the day. They reach a huge house next to a lake. Amor Towles is the author of New York Times bestsellers RULES OF CIVILITY and A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW. His mother had gone to the attic to fetch a perfectly packed wicker picnic set. The action (and there's a lot of it) unfolds over a 10-day period, starting in Nebraska and ending in. Ulysses (a man in his early 40s) then turns to Billy and tells him (more gently) to leave as well since he wasnt kidding about riding alone. Find the perfect used Lincoln MKC in Tupelo, MS by searching CARFAX listings. He offers it to Billy, who initially declines it, saying that its too precious. I realize this is likely a hobby but to develop a real following you must take grammar and spelling seriously, these are readers you are dealing with, we are much more inclined to be exceptional spellers & editors. Duchess finds Fitzy FitzWilliams, an old friend of Harry. Mr. Randsom says Emmett was always going to leave. The Lincoln Highway is the first transcontinental highway in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles. Today, hed be looking around the house for other tools. Ulysses instructs a man named Stew who was cooking some food to give some to Billy and Emmett, and Ulysses pays for their food. Emmett finds him in another room playing piano. Emmett then sees Billy appear nearby. When a hiss of steam indicates that the car is going to move again, Emmett rushes out. If Emmett didnt stop Duchess, Emmett believes that Duchess would again get in the way of their plans. Vehicle . Emmett soon shows up at Townhouses place. (Basically, Abacus decides to go traveling with Ulysses via boxcar.). Duchess asks him where his father is, but Fitzy claims he doesnt know. The Lincoln Highway is a joyrideAmor Towles new Great American Road Novel tails four boys three 18-year-olds who met in a juvenile reformatory plus a brainy 8-year-old as they set out. Emmett wakes up to the smell of the breakfast that Sally had come over to cook for them. Meanwhile, Duchess and Woolly have driven as far as Illinois by now. He says hell pay him back as soon as they get to Woollys grandfathers place in the Adirondacks. Fitzy then starts to cry as he reminisces. He demands that Woolly go work for one of his stockbroker friends after he finishes his sentence. When he returned, Woolly was dead. But hitch onto this delightful tour de force and you'll be pulled straight through to the end, helpless against the inventive exuberance of Towles' storytelling. (He tells Martha that she is troubled by too many things when only one thing is needful.) Towles' intricately plotted tale is underpinned by young Billy's obsession with a big red alphabetical compendium of 26 heroes and adventurers both mythical and real from Achilles to Zorro, though the letter Y is left blank for You (the reader) to record your own intrepid quest. When it was reported on in the newspapers, anti-communist sentiment ensured that Fitzys career as a well-paid Santa was over. Please be aware that this discussion guide will contain spoilers! The actors who lend their voices to the narrative are amazing. Finally, as the train picks up speed, Emmett realizes he has no choice but to wait for the train to slow again before making his way back to Billy. In that moment, Pastor John whacks Ulysses on the head with a staff, breaking it in two. In the kitchen, Duchess looks for an appropriate weapon, settling on a black cast-iron skillet. Billy's voice is exuberant! ABC's newest procedural crime drama, Big Sky, premieres . responsibilities and encumbrances runs throughout this book as well as the competing ideas of exploration, travel and imagination. With Emmett busy at Ma Belles place, Woolly and Duchess have Billy in tow. The Lincoln Highway for the most part steers away from the upper-class milieu of Rules of Civility, which tracks the ambitions of a winning young woman in 1930s New York City, and 2016's even . I, too, found this helpful since I had read the book months ago, and now it is my book clubs choice, but shouldnt a literary website copyread its work?!?!?! It the drives away. Each of the main characters are at a crossroads of sorts and in a way, the Lincoln Highway serves as a getaway from their current, somewhat bleak situation. He seems upset that she remarried after their father died, but Sarah gently reminds him that she waited four years and either way you cant begrudge your mother the comforts of companionship. The two-paragraph version: Emmett (18) has just gotten out of juvie and is now planning to drive down the Lincoln Highway to move to San Francisco with his younger brother Billy (8). Emmett plans to move them to Texas, a plan he has carefully researched. When they stop, they happen to find the envelope with the $3,000 that Emmetts father had given him, still stored in the car. Dennis talks about the three boarding schools that Woolly had gotten kicked out of and about how theyd lied about Woollys age to keep him from being sentenced as an adult. I think he drifts in and out of consciousness while on the boat and I surmise that only about ten bills are described as floating/flying away, leaving $49500 which is a lot of money in 1954why would he do anything to jeopardize losing that? 'A Gentleman In Moscow' Is A Grand Hotel Adventure, Idea For 'Gentleman In Moscow' Came From Many Nights In Luxury Hotels. He instead changes to subject and starts reminiscing about their childhood. It is a good summary but full of typos, extra words and words left out. As they drive, Sally says that the sheriff came by her place because the cowboy hat guy that had confronted Emmett (along with Jake Snyder) had been attacked. When the train reaches Cedar Rapids, Emmett goes to find food for him and Billy. Its not clear what Sarah was going to ask Woolly, but it can probably be inferred that theres something he doesnt want to talk about or answer to based on his response. After some research, he agrees to the plan. In present day, Townhouse calls out for Paco and Pico. He finally settles on beginning the story with Emmett being released from Salina. The Lincoln Highway is a coming-of-age tale about the transition from teenager to adulthood. Chapters 10 and 9 open with Emmett Watson (18) returning home to Morgen, Nebraska (dropped off by Warden Williams) after having spent a year in juvenile detention for killing Jimmy Snyder. The official map of the Lincoln Highway, published by the Lincoln Highway Association. It caused Jimmy to fall and hit his head on a cinder block, resulting in his death. In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the work farm where he has just served a year for involuntary manslaughter. Remembering Woollys admiration for Lincoln, Duchess notices that one of the landmarks on the maps is a Lincoln statue. . By all means, I always love a good journey yarn. Amazon; Insider When you buy through our links, Insider may. Emmett originally planned to take Route 34 to Omaha, but Billy wants to take the Lincoln Highway, which would extend their trip by 17.5 miles. Particularly, Emmett and Billy. As Emmett is about to leave, Fitzy tells him about Duchesss mother, Delphine. Pastor John initially sounds like someone who is approaching Billy over concern about his well-being, but it quickly becomes apparent that thats not the case and that hes more interested in what he can get from Billy. He doesnt know the address, but Billy says Woolly marked a spot on his map. "The Lincoln Highway" is a road-trip-buddy book with a myriad of mixed agendas and detours. However, Billy wants to move to California. He calls Ma Belle and it turns out the night went poorly, since Duchess had drugged Emmett with Woollys medicine and it was apparently too strong for him. As he says this, Duchess picks up a whiskey bottle and thinks possibly hitting Fitzy with it. In case its not clear, her phone calls explain the calls Woolly received at the beginning of the chapter. The hotel clerk (after asking for compensation) then directs Emmett to Anchor where Fitzy FitzWilliams can be found. Duchess seems to have misinterpreted Sister Agness teachings (by ignoring the parts about atonement and forgiveness) and instead seems to be using her words as an excuse to justify retribution towards others. Emmett confronts Duchess and tries to get him to leave. The night, Sally looks up the number for Father Colmore. It's something Towles never forgets. He first heads up to the Tristar Talent Agency. It seems to indicate that his father knew Duchess would come looking for him and did not want to be there when that happened. I sent you a $5 tip. One day, he was asked to do a recitation of Karl Marxs Communist Manifesto at a large event, a gig he undertook with diligence. Meanwhile, Townhouse says that two detectives dropped by the night before. Then, Pastor John spots Billys rucksack. (Duchess makes up a story about Woolly finding a knife and threatening to leave, violently if necessary, until he helped him find a peaceful way out.) Meanwhile, Billy guesses the safe combination based on something Woolly had said about his great-grandfather loving the 4th of July. However, Duchess derails the plan. Instead, she just wants a life of her own where she doesnt have to take care of her father. Later, it rings again, and he lets it keep ringing. Description: Used 2017 Lincoln MKC Select with FWD, Select Plus Package, Remote Start, Navigation System, Keyless Entry, Spoiler, Leather Seats, Heated Seats, Roof Rails, Bucket Seats, and Power Liftgate. Emmett ventures into Brooklyn to attend circus show that Townhouse had mentioned that Duchess and Woolly were going to. Many novels. And so lets talk about the big twistEmmett leaving Duchess in the boat. I did not understand the role of Sally. Duchess takes the opportunity to apologize for everything. He notices his dictionary, and it reminds him of the thesaurus it had come with. He presents Duchess with a black leather case, which Duchess recognizes. Celebrating America's first cross-country roadway New York San Francisco Est. This section covers Woolly Part 9 through Wooly . It was helpful because I had only read about half of the book and It was my book clubs discussion day. He ends up in the churchs graveyard and trips over a gravestone. However, when they arrive, it turns out Woolly doesn't know the combination (and it never occurred to him there would be one). The Quick Recap and Chapter-by-Chapter Summary for The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles are below. When Ackley investigated the missing food the next day, Tommy was punished, and the boys shared the other box of Oreos which Duchess had hidden. The Lincoln Highway: About the Book Click the image to expand A #1 New York Times Best Seller In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. Back in Nebraska, Sally thinks about how his father has always spent Fridays chatting with his friends and ending up at McCaffertys Favern. Also, he realizes that he never gave Emmett an address for Sarahs house. Townhouse then directs Emmett to where Duchess will be that night, which turns out to be a raunchy circus show attached to a brothel. . Emmett immediately declines. In that moment, a black man named Ulysses who knows Pastor John enters the boxcar. . Follow along on Goodreads, or keep in touch via the newsletter. Emmetts father also got sick, and this year he passed away. Sally also confronts him about suggesting that Emmett leave. Dennis then yells at Woolly about how irresponsible he is. Meanwhile, Duchess chats about Leonellos in East Harlem, where is father had been a matre d for sic months, describing the delights of having an Italian dinner there. Fitzy tells him that Harry is at the Olympic Hotel in Syracuse, and that he imagines Duchess will be headed there as well. Load groceries and much more with ease into this 1/2 ton suv thanks to the power liftgate. This Lincoln Aviator has a V6, 3.0L high output engine. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This was very helpful to me, especially the careful chronological summary of the events. He directs him to the Unitarian church nearby. Afterwards, Emmett goes for a drive to clear his head. That night, Emmett approaches Fitzy. However, flour is much more dense than crackers, so on the way to New York, there is extra space (and empty train cars at the back) although it carries it same weight back and forth. When questioned, Townhouse didnt squeal on Paco and Pico by saying that theyd rented him the car (in which case, he probably wouldve been let off with a stern warning). From there, we follow Emmett and Billys journey to regain the car and they meet an interesting cast of characters along the way. On the Shelf. . Jimmy ended up in a coma for two months before finally succumbing to his injury. For a non-spoiler version of the plot synopsis, see The Bibliofile's review of The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles. Two years later his father came to reclaim him, but Sister Agnes knows how damaging it mustve been for him to be abandoned out of convenience. Duchess had referenced a building that houses all the big agencies, but Emmett cant remember what the name was. Your email address will not be published. Emmett claims he is interested in hiring Harrison Hewett, and Mr. McGinley directs him to Mr. Cohen, an agent at another agency (Mr. Morton had explained that they all work cooperatively and take commissions from each other for referrals). Back at the Watson home, Billy reads the summarized version of The Count of Monte Cristo from his big read book. The two get squared away, and before Duchess leaves, he impulsively gives Townhouse's cousin Maurice the keys to Emmett's Studebaker (he thinks of it as a good deed that he's doing). She says that Billy has spent a lot of time at the library reading stories since hes been gone. Just brings attention to the fact that this is amateur work rather than professional. Each of the cases had contained accessories for that respective character. A caravan of cars speeds by and a nearby farmer rushes his family into a shelter. A properly designed spoiler can, in effect, lengthen the distance or make the slope gentler, preventing airflow separation and reducing drag. Duchess sees wrongs as misdeeds essentially put someone in anothers debt, which can only be put right by finding a way to balance the accounts. He ends up heading there on foot. Instead, Paco and Pico offer to repaint the car to make it less recognizable, saying they can do it by Monday morning. The boat contains a hole and Emmett stacks stones in order to stop the boat from flooding. He then takes a taxi partway to Sarahs place, but he sees that hes out of money to pay for the rest of the trip. And because his family are society people, she uses the Social Register to find an address for his family. With Woolly in Sarah in the city, Duchess is in the house alone, surveying the various rooms. He then grabs Billy by his shirt collar. I think so. Billy explains how he loves his book, and the Professor asks Billy about himself. He talks about The Three Musketeers, and they talk about what he would do with $50,000. He renamed himself Abacus. Read Full Review >>. While it was a first offense, the value of the watch made it grand larceny. She thinks to herself that she does it because its time-consuming, old-fashioned, and unnecessary. She asks him to try to help Duchess find his purpose. The standing man who identifies himself as Mr. Parker is very drunk, and Emmett lies and says that hes a brakeman. Maintaining a stable interior temperature in the Lincoln . They make their way to the study, and Duchess asks Woolly what the combination to the safe is. Earlier that day, when Emmett had said he was taking off on his own to find Duchess and Woolly, Billy had thought about how in his stories heroes liked to take off on their own. "Most of us shell our days like peanuts. As Billy reads to him the story, Ulysses weeps, thinking about his own past. The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles does capture the excitement of travel, the sense of adventure, and the company of strangers along the way. There were no firemen around, and he somehow became convinced that someone accidentally left it there. I can't understand why would Billy and Emmets mom leave the family. The police ended up tracking Woolly down, and he ended up in Salina. It took him six tries to get it open. We all need one of those. Duchess also takes an inventory of the expenses that are owed to Emmett. The Lincoln Highway Synopsis Emmett Watson, 18, is transported home to Nebraska by the superintendent of the adolescent work homestead in which he has recently served 15 months for inciting separatism in The Lincoln Highway. On the way to Professor Abernathes, Woolly had thought about how there are certain places that one was supposed to see when traveling, and he knew to be diligent about visiting all those places when he traveled. Townhouse tells Emmett what transpired with Duchess, and Townhouse warns that two cops showed up yesterday looking for Duchess. She is unhappy that he didnt mention that he was planning on leaving for California tomorrow and that she had to find out from Duchess. Seeing them, people start to gather. He recalls how his father pretended to be upper-class get himself into the presidential suite of the fanciest hotel. You could probably argue that Woollys longing for adventure mixed with his wealthy background which ensure a comfortable life which could lead to boredom (since he doesnt have the stress or worry about needing to get by or developing a drive to achieve certain things) might be why he ended up starting to get into trouble. Macie had threatened that she wouldnt stay there waiting for him if he did it, but he proceeded anyway. Ulysses tells him about ending up in Iowa on foot when the boxcar hed been traveling in was stopped. It took him on a train that later arrived in New York. Much worse than death of Woolly - which was so sad and a tragedy but not shocking. Outside, Emmett checks on his powder-blue 1948 Studebaker Land Cruiser. The suggestion is that he got it off his father after hed had a probably brutal encounter with him, but why would his father have ended up with the watch his son was done for stealing? In present day, Billy tells Ulysses that according to the book, it took Homers Ulysses ten years to be reunited with his wife and child, so he thinks Ulysses will be reunited with his own family in less than two years. The Studebaker company, now known as a long-lasting and iconic automotive manufacturer, was founded in South Bend, Indiana in 1852. A year ago, Emmett killed another young man, Jimmy Snyder. As the crosses through the boxcars, he finds a empty private car, littered with remnants of a days full of festivities, undoubtedly attributable to the passengers in the nearby sleeping cars. Book Club Questions for The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles, Review: The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley. This is part of a 1.2-mile (2.0 km) section of the highway that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Scrounging around, Pastor John locates the tin box containing the silver dollar collection. So again, while I dont think Emmett set out to murder Duchess, I also believe he didnt care what happened to himhe just didnt want to deal with his toxic behavior any longer. But at the same time, I feel that Emmett didnt care what happened to Duchess. 20 Reviews Write a Review. Duchess looks at Maurice, who still looks unhappy, and feels badly for him. Woolly chimes in with ideas about an imaginative and huge house that delights Billy, and they sketch out a floor plan. "Wouldn't it be wonderful if everybody's life was like a piece of a jigsaw puzzleno one's life an inconvenience to another'sfitting snuggly into its own, specially designed spot.enabling the whole intricate picture to become complete." At the offices of McGinley & Co., Emmett does as he was instructed, which gets him a meeting with Mr. McGinley. by Jessica Lachenal. Eighteen-year-old Emmett is released . Billy hopes she might still be living there now. Sally considers herself a good and believing Christian, but thinks of it as proof that the Bible was written by a man. With some difficulty, Woolly is able to locate it. Sally also thinks unhappily about how Emmett had described her going through the time-consuming process of making homemade preserve as unnecessary. Although, who wouldnt be absolutely furious with Duchess and his behavior, right? When Emmett was 15, he asked Mr. Schulte, the carpenter, to work for him in the summers. Eagerness to discover what landed these three disparate musketeers in custody is one of many things that keeps us turning pages. Woolly has proposed that if Duchess and Emmett agree to help him claim what is rightfully his, then hell split the proceeds equally between them. He promises to be back soon and to give Emmett his share of the cash when they return. Marcelines account in Paris was wiped out, too. Box's The Highway novel is filled with suspense. This chapter also shows a little more about the types of things that interest Woolly and shows off his child-like fascination in certain things. They all sit down to have dinner which Duchess and Billy had prepared. Duchess wakes up on a row boat with no oar in the lake next to the Wolcott residence. In present day, Duchess considers how the Oreo incident was a credit in his account, but not enough to offset the entirety of what he owes to Townhouse for the Hondo incident. Duchess tries to calm him down, saying that he needs time to get into the safe so that Emmett and Billy will have the money for their dream house. On the train, Billy nearly gets his silver coin collection stolen from him by a fake pastor, "Pastor" John, but Pastor John is stopped by Ulysses -- a black WWII vet who is also hitching a ride on the train.
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