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           Supposingyouweretosaytwelvemonthsforthetheft,whichismild;andthreeyearsforthefuriousdriving,whichislenient;andfifteenyearsforthecheek,whichwasprettybadsortofcheek,judgingbywhatwe’veheardfromthewitness-box,evenifyouonlybelieveone-tenthpartofwhatyouheard,andIneverbelievemoremyself—thosefigures,ifaddedtogethercorrectly,totuptonineteenyears—"

           "First-rate!"saidtheChairman.

           "—Soyouhadbettermakeitaroundtwentyyearsandbeonthesafeside,"concludedtheClerk.

           "Anexcellentsuggestion!"saidtheChairmanapprovingly."Prisoner!Pullyourselftogetherandtryandstandupstraight.It’sgoingtobetwentyyearsforyouthistime.