_Temptation_
“... _Why must you engage in the barter of human souls?...
Won’t you give it up—for my sake?_”
—VIRGINIA GRYMES
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“... _I am not an American—neither by birth nor by
inclination.... On my decision hangs the destiny of this
territory.... Have I reason to love the American government?
Why should I resist this temptation?_”
—JEAN LAFITTE