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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: IReturnina a Werbtct IT was in the country, at the last Quarter Sessions, a case of theft. James Bailey, in the employ of Samuel Nichols, a fishmonger, was charged with stealing certain trusses of hay and bushels of corn. The jury had retired to consider their verdict. Of course, observed the foreman, who had seated himself at the head of the table, we Ve only come out here as a matter of form. There's no doubt that the young scamp did it. William Baker, leaning towards him, shading his hand with his mouth, whispered, with the evident intention of addressing him in strictest confidence, I say guilty Some of the jurymen were standing about the room talking to one another audibly on subjects which had not the slightest connection with the case they were supposed to be considering. What I want, said Slater, the butcher of Offley, to old George Parkes of Wormald's Farm, is a calf?a nice one?just about prime. With his heavy hand old Parkes nursed his stubbly chin. Ah he reflected. I haven't got nothing, not just now, I haven't. Might have in about a month. Slater shook his head. Must have it Friday. Ah Mr. Parkes paused. I haven't got nothing. Paused again. I might have, though. A. B. Timmins, secretary of the local branch of the Primrose League, was calling across the room to Mr. Hisgard, a well-known amateur vocalist, with a view of retaining his services for an approaching smoker. The foreman looked about him. He raised his voice, rapped on the table. Gentlemen, please?business Somebody laughed, as if the foreman had been guilty of a joke?so he improved on it. Business first, pleasure afterwards. The laugher held his peace ? the joke fell flat. The jury seated themselves?not with any air of over-anxioushaste. ...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217819381 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217819389 |
| Weight | 0.52 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.36 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 154 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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