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Question
How is Martha’s strong conviction in Baldwin’s integrity revealed?
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Solution
During the family conversation, Martha defends Mr. Baldwin’s integrity like a tigress. She told her son John Gresham Baldwin and Evie that their father was upright and had no hand in the wrecking of the bank.
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