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Chapter 63

           "Whatdidyouhear,MrCalhoun?"demandstheRegulatorChief,resuminghisjudicialdemeanour,foratimeforgottenintheconfusionofvotingtheverdict."Yourquarrelwiththeprisoner,ofwhichIbelieveeverybodyhasheard,canhavenothingtodowithyourtestimonyhere.Nobody’sgoingtoaccuseyouoffalseswearingonthataccount.Pleaseproceed,sir.Whatdidyouhear?Andwhere,andwhen,didyouhearit?"

           "Tobegin,then,withthetime.Itwasthenightmycousinwasmissing;though,ofcourse,wedidn’tmisshimtillthemorning.LastTuesdaynight."

           "Tuesdaynight.Well?"

           "I’dturnedinmyself;andthoughtHenryhaddonethesame.Butwhatwiththeheat,andtheinfernalmusquitoes,Icouldn’tgetanysleep.

           "Istartedupagain;litacigar;and,aftersmokingitawhileintheroom,Ithoughtoftakingaturnuponthetopofthehouse.

           "Youknowtheoldhaciendahasaflatroof,Isuppose?Well,Iwentuptheretogetcool;andcontinuedtopullawayattheweed.

           "Itmusthavebeenthenaboutmidnight,ormaybealittleearlier.Ican’ttell:forI’dbeentossingaboutonmybed,andtooknonoteofthetime.

           "JustasIhadsmokedtotheendofmycigar,andwasabouttotakeasecondoutofmycase,Iheardvoices.Thereweretwoofthem.

           "Theywereuptheriver,asIthoughtontheotherside.Theywereagoodwayoff,inthedirectionofthetown.

           "Imightn’thavebeenabletodistinguishthem,ortellonefrom’tother,ifthey’dbeentalkingintheordinaryway.Buttheyweren’t.

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