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When Lance McCrea was lodged in the Lounsbery jail for the second time, the warden was taking no chances. He stationed a keeper outside the door of Lance's cell with instructions to watch the prisoner until morning.
It was inconvenient because Lance, who had slept most of the day, was in the humor to talk. The presence of the keeper in the corridor shut off all the whispering that usually rustled up and down from cell to cell.