Chapter ONE - Weebly

serving. “And what of Oliver’s liberty and property?”
he asked. “What of his right to live free and
unmolested?”
Adams shrugged, his head and hands still shaking.
“As I say, the attacks on his home and office were
regrettable. Still, he is but one, and I speak of the
liberties of every man in the colonies.”
“I assume then, that you justify the attacks on
Hutchinson, Story, and Hallowell the same way.”
“Hallowell and Story, perhaps,” Adams said. “But
Hutchinson?” He shook his head. “Not at all. What
happened two nights ago was something entirely
different. There was no control, no discipline. I believe
in liberty, not lawlessness, not licentiousness. And I
have no desire to see all of our labors undone by a mob
of ruffians and fools.”
“You see, Mister Kaille,” Otis said, his voice calm,
at least for the moment, “we have no desire to protect
Ebenezer Mackintosh. Far from it. The man is a
scourge upon our cause. He’s been placed in gaol, and
I, for one, hope he remains precisely where he is. If I
could see him hanged tomorrow for the injuries he and