We wouldn't be going through his things, only picking them up and putting them in boxes.
[Spoken a bit sternly about that, because...it's the truth to an eight year old. They wouldn't be going through Jefferson's things, only making sure they had his things in case he ever came back.]
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[Spoken a bit sternly about that, because...it's the truth to an eight year old. They wouldn't be going through Jefferson's things, only making sure they had his things in case he ever came back.]