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Chapter 72

           "SofarasIamconcerned,I’mquitecontentedtowaitforyourreturn;themorewillinglythatIknowyouareactingonthesideofjustice.Butwhatwouldyouhavemedo?"

           "Keepbackthetrial,Majeonlythat.Therestwillbeallright."

           "Howlong?YouknowthatitmustcomeonaccordingtotheusualprocessintheCriminalCourt.Thejudgeofthiscircuitwillnotberuledbyme,thoughhemayyieldalittletomyadvice.Butthereisaparty,whoarecryingoutforvengeance;andhemayberuledbythem."

           "Iknowthepartyyespeako’.Iknowtheirleader;anmaybe,aforethetrialairover,hemaybethekriminalaforethebar."

           "Ah!youdonotbelieve,then,thattheseMexicansarethemen!"

           "Can’ttell,Maje,whethertheyairorain’t.Idob’lievethetthey’vehedahandinthebizness;butIdon’tb’lievethetthey’vebeentheprimemoversin’t.It’shimIwanttodiskiver.Kinyepromisemethreedays?"

           "Threedays!Forwhat?"

           "Aforethetrialkimson."

           "Oh!Ithinktherewillbenodifficultyaboutthat.Heisnowaprisonerundermilitarylaw.EvenifthejudgeoftheSupremeCourtshouldrequirehimtobedeliveredupinsidethattime,Icanmakeobjectionsthatwilldelayhisbeingtakenfromtheguard-house.Ishallundertaketodothat."

           "Maje!ye’dmakeamana’mostcontentedtoliveundermarshullaw.Nodoubtthurairtimeswhenitairthebest,tho’weindependentcitizensdon’tmuchlikeit.

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