"I came to tell you I just don't believe it."
"You just don't believe what?"
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"I came to tell you I just don't believe it."
"You just don't believe what?"
"What Sheriff Elwell said."
"What did he say?"
"You always answer with a question, Turner."
"What did the sheriff say?"
"See?"
"Lizzie, what did–"
"That Willis Hurd dared you to come out to talk to a Negro. That he dared you to come out to the island. That you didn't care a penny's worth about me or my granddaddy. And that you can't hardly wait till we clear out – just like all the rest of the town."
"That's what the sheriff said?"
She glared at him.
"Lizzie, I swear to you, as sure as I'm standing right here – that's a lie. Every bit of it. Every single bit."
–Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,
Gary D. Schmidt
Which conclusion can a reader draw about the adults in Phippsburg based on the dialogue between Lizzie and Turner?
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