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Chapter 85

           "Sosoon?Andwhere,mayIask?"

           "Inacourtofjustice."

           "How,sir?"

           "Byyourstandingbeforeajudge,andinpresenceofajury."

           "Youarepleasedtobefacetious,CaptainCalhoun.LetmetellyouthatIdon’tlikesuchpleasantries"

           "Pleasantriesindeed!I’mstatingplainfacts.To-morrowisthedayoftrial.MrMauriceGerald,orMcSweeney,orO’Hogerty,orwhatever’shisname,willstandbeforethebaraccusedofmurderingyourbrother."

           "’Tisfalse!MauriceGeraldnever"

           "Didthedeed,youaregoingtosay?Well,thatremainstobeproved.Itwillbe;andfromyourownlipswillcomethewordsthat’llproveittothesatisfactionofeverymanuponthejury."

           Thegreatgazelle-eyesoftheCreolewereopenedtotheirfullestextent.Theygazeduponthespeakerwithalooksuchasisoftgivenbythegazelleitselfacomminglingoffear,wonder,andinquiry.

           Itwassomesecondsbeforesheessayedtospeak.Thoughts,conjectures,fears,fancies,andsuspicions,allhadtodoinkeepinghersilent.

           "Iknownotwhatyoumean,"sheatlengthrejoined."Youtalkofmybeingcalledintocourt.Forwhatpurpose?ThoughIamthesisterofhim,whoIknownothingcantellnomorethanisinthemouthofeverybody."

           "Yescanyou;agreatdealmore.It’snotinthemouthofeverybody:thatonthenightofthemurder,yougaveGeraldameetingatthebottomofthegarden.Nomoredoesalltheworldknowwhatoccurredatthatstoleninterview.

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