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Chapter 63

           Tothis,itmustbeadded,thatlifeinawigistoalargeclassofpeoplemuchmoreterrifyingandimpressivethanlifewithitsownheadofhair;andif,inadditiontotheseconsiderations,therebetakenintoaccountKit’snaturalemotiononseeingthetwoMrGarlandsandthelittleNotarylookingonwithpaleandanxiousfaces,itwillperhapsseemmatterofnoverygreatwonderthatheshouldhavebeenratheroutofsorts,andunabletomakehimselfquiteathome.

           AlthoughhehadneverseeneitheroftheMrGarlands,orMrWitherden,sincethetimeofhisarrest,hehadbeengiventounderstandthattheyhademployedcounselforhim.Therefore,whenoneofthegentlemeninwigsgotupandsaid‘Iamfortheprisoner,myLord,’Kitmadehimabow;andwhenanothergentlemaninawiggotupandsaid‘AndI’magainsthim,myLord,’Kittrembledverymuch,andbowedtohimtoo.Anddidn’thehopeinhisownheartthathisgentlemanwasamatchfortheothergentleman,andwouldmakehimashamedofhimselfinnotime!

           Thegentlemanwhowasagainsthimhadtospeakfirst,andbeingindreadfullygoodspirits(forhehad,inthelasttrial,verynearlyprocuredtheacquittalofayounggentlemanwhohadhadthemisfortunetomurderhisfather)hespokeup,youmaybesure;tellingthejurythatiftheyacquittedthisprisonertheymustexpecttosuffernolesspangsandagoniesthanhehadtoldtheotherjurytheywouldcertainlyundergoiftheyconvictedthatprisoner.

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