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Chapter 95

           Whocansaythatthisisnotsomethingofthesamesort?"

           "Besides,"continuesthespeciouspleader,"whereisthemotiveforamurdersuchasthiswouldbesupposingittohavebeencommittedbythemanyouarenowcalledupontosuspect?Withoutmentioningnames,weallknowtowhomtheseinitialsbelong.Idon’tsupposethegentlemanwilldenythattheyarehis.Butthatsignifiesnothing:sincethereisnoothercircumstancetoconnecthiminanywaywiththecommittalofthecrime."

           "Ain’ttharthough?"asksStump,whohasbeenimpatientlyawaitingthewindupofthelawyer’sspeech."Whatdoyecallthis?"

           Zeb,ondeliveringhimself,takesfromhistinder-pouchapieceofpapercrumpledscorchedalongtheedgesandblackenedaswithgunpowder.

           "ThisIfoun’,"sayshe,surrenderingittothejury,"stuckfastonthethorno’amuskeettree,wharithedbeenblowedouto’thebarrelo’agun.Itkimouto’thesamegunasdischargedthetbullettowhichithedservedforwaddin’.Asthischiletakesit,it’sbinthebackin’o’aletter.Thur’sanameonit,whichhevakewriouscorrespondingswi’theineeshulsonthebito’lead.Thejurykinreadthenamefortharselves."

           Theforemantakesthescrapofpaper;and,smoothingoutthecreases,readsaloud:

           CaptainCassiusCalhoun!

           

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