Chapter XL

           WhenCowperwoodcameintothecrowdedcourtroomwithhisfatherandSteger,quitefreshandjaunty(lookingthepartoftheshrewdfinancier,themanofaffairs),everyonestared.Itwasreallytoomuchtoexpect,mostofthemthought,thatamanlikethiswouldbeconvicted.Hewas,nodoubt,guilty;but,also,nodoubt,hehadwaysandmeansofevadingthelaw.Hislawyer,HarperSteger,lookedveryshrewdandcannytothem.Itwasverycold,andbothmenworelong,dark,bluish-grayovercoats,cutinthelatestmode.Cowperwoodwasgiventosmallboutonnieresinfairweather,butto-dayheworenone.Histie,however,wasofheavy,impressivesilk,oflavenderhue,setwithalarge,clear,greenemerald.Heworeonlythethinnestofwatch-chains,andnootherornamentofanykind.Healwayslookedjauntyandyetreserved,good-natured,andyetcapableandself-sufficient.Neverhadhelookedmoresothanhedidto-day.

           Heatoncetookinthenatureofthescene,whichhadapeculiarinterestforhim.Beforehimwastheasyetemptyjudge’srostrum,andatitsrighttheemptyjury-box,betweenwhich,andtothejudge’sleft,ashesatfacingtheaudience,stoodthewitness-chairwherehemustpresentlysitandtestify.Behindit,alreadyawaitingthearrivalofthecourt,stoodafatbailiff,oneJohnSparkheaverwhosebusinessitwastopresenttheaged,greasyBibletobetouchedbythewitnessesinmakingoath,andtosay,"Stepthisway,"whenthetestimonywasover.

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