Chapter 63

           Thecry,thathadcalledtheyoungCreolesosuddenlyfromthesideofhercompanion,wastheverdictofajuryinwhoserudephrasewasalsoincludedthepronouncingofthesentence.

           Theword"hang"wasringinginherears,asshestartedawayfromthespot.

           Whilepretendingtotakeaninterestintheplayofthesilverfish,herthoughtswereuponthatscene,oflessgentlecharacter,transpiringinfrontofthejacalé.

           Thoughthetreeshinderedherfromhavingaviewofthestage,sheknewtheactorsthatwereonit;andcouldtellbytheirspeecheshowtheplaywasprogressing.

           Aboutthetimeofherdismounting,atableauhadbeenformedthatmeritsaminutedescription.

           Themen,shehadleftbehind,werenolongerinscatteredgroups;butdrawntogetherintoacrowd,inshaperoughlyresemblingthecircumferenceofacircle.

           Insideit,somehalf-scorefigureswereconspicuousamongthemthetallformoftheRegulatorChief,withthreeorfourofhis"marshals."WoodleyPoindexterwasthere,andbyhissideCassiusCalhoun.Thesenolongerappearedtoactwithauthority,butratherasspectators,orwitnesses,inthejudicialdramaaboutbeingenacted.

           Suchinrealitywasthenatureofthescene.ItwasatrialforMurderatrialbeforeJusticeLynchthisgrimdignitarybeingtypifiedinthepersonoftheRegulatorChiefwithajurycomposedofallthepeopleuponthegroundallexcepttheprisoners.

           OfthesetherearetwoMauriceGeraldandhismanPhelim.

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