VOCABULARY
an abrupt change of course
Tangent
loss of courage or confidence in the face of trouble
Dismay
sad; filled with gloom
melancholy
a police officer in a town or village
Constable
lively
Jaunty
partnership
Cahoots
Rueful
the right or duty to take of someone or something
Custody
an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch
Brooch
the point where the earth's surface and the sky meet
Horizon
beg or plead with great feeling
having qualities of cows or oxen
Bovine
hesitate
Falter
a pair of straps that pass over the shoulders and fasten to the waistband
Suspenders
to give a creased, rumpled, or disheveled appearance
Rumpling
of poor quality or small amount
Meager
a wooden frame with a rope for the hanging of criminals
Gallows
the act of making little or disparaging of oneself
Self deprecation
a puppet or small, jointed doll that is moved using string and wires
maironette
Parson