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Chapter 89

           "Itisalsotruethatourinterviewwasastolenone;andthatitwasinterruptedbyhimwhoisnotheretospeaktowhatoccurredafter.

           "Itistruethatangrywordspassedbetweenus,orratherfromhimtome:fortheywereallonhisside.

           "Butitisnottruethatthequarrelwasafterwardsrenewed;andthemanwhohassosworndarednotsayit,wereIfreetocontradicthimashedeserves."

           AgainaretheeyesoftheaccusedturnedtowardsCalhoun,stillcoweringbehindthecrowd.

           "Onthecontrary,"continueshe,"thenextmeetingbetweenHenryPoindexterandmyself,wasoneofapologyonhispart,andfriendshipImightsayaffectiononmine.

           "Whocouldhavehelpedlikinghim?Astoforgivinghimforthefewwordshehadrashlyspoken,IneedhardlytellyouhowgratefulIfeltforthatreconciliation."

           "Therewasareconciliation,then?"asksthejudge,takingadvantageofapauseinthenarration."Wheredidittakeplace?"

           "Aboutfourhundredyardsfromthespotwherethemurderwascommitted."

           Thejudgestartstohisfeet.Thejurydothesame.Thespectators,alreadystanding,showsignsofalikeexcitingsurprise.

           Itisthefirsttimeanyonehasspokenpositivelyofthespotwherethemurderwascommitted;oreventhatamurderhasbeencommittedatall!

           "Youmeantheplacewheresomebloodwasfound?"doubtinglyinterrogatesthejudge.

           "ImeantheplacewhereHenryPoindexterwasassassinated."

           ThereisafreshexhibitionofastonishmentintheCourtexpressedinmutteredspeechesandlowexclamations.

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