Betty, does this mean we have to wait (and heaven forbid, buy another book
before we find out the answer?
I'll guess that there was no love lost between the maid and Lewis, and she antagonized him knowing he was on parole and if he messed up could get put in prison or...
she was a secret agent working for Lafayette Baker trying to root out confederate couriers and spies in the Baltimore area or....
it was really Lewis' identical cousin "Louis" who attacked the servent or
it never even happened and the servent accused Lewis of something he didn't do in retaliation of him rejecting her advances or....
it was a total misunderstanding, he was trying to kill the bee that was buzzing around her and accidently hit her by mistake, or...
she burned his toast, and back talked him, so she got what she deserved (according to him) or
he was waiting for Rob Wick's new book to come out, and could no longer stand the waiting.
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A Different Viewpoint of Lew Powell's Character
