The next incident we see of Miss Emily being manipulative through the people of Jefferson’s opinion of her is when she visits the druggist to buy poison. When she meets the druggist, she is direct with her desire: “I want some poison” (519). When she buys the arsenic, she refuses to tell the druggist her intent for it even though the law requires her to do so (520). The druggist presses her no further indicating that he knows she will have her way no matter what. He labels the arsenic “for rats” but is clearly skeptical of its actual purpose since he refuses to bring her the package himself and does not return. Miss Emily uses her standing in the town for her own advantage yet again. Since people are either afraid of her or afraid for her,
