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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,! PRESID5T1 HAV+ LOOK$ ?R\< SOME PAP]S & PUT A FEW QUE/IONS TO ! U%] & ! SECRET>Y1 GAVE ! ORD] = ! PRISON]S TO BE BR\<T 94 

,! DOOR BEH9D ! GRAT+ WAS 9/ANTLY OP5$1 & TWO G5D>MES1 ) CAPS ON !IR HEADS1 & HOLD+ NAK$ SWORDS 9 !IR H&S1 CAME 91 FOLL[$ BY ! PRISON]S1 A R$-HAIR$1 FRECKL$ MAN1 & TWO WOM54 ,! MAN WORE A PRISON CLOAK1 :I* WAS TOO LONG & TOO WIDE = HIM4 ,HE /UCK \T HIS ?UMBS1 & HELD HIS >MS CLOSE TO HIS SIDES1 ?US KEEP+ ! SLEEVES1 :I* W]E ALSO TOO LONG1 FROM SLIPP+ OV] HIS H&S4 ,)\T LOOK+ AT ! JUDGES HE GAZ$ /EADFA/LY AT ! =M1 & PASS+ TO ! O!R SIDE ( IT1 HE SAT D[N C>EFULLY AT ! V]Y $GE1 LEAV+ PL5TY ( ROOM = ! O!RS4 ,HE FIX$ HIS EYES ON ! PRESID5T1 & BEGAN MOV+ ! MUSCLES ( HIS *EEKS1 AS IF :ISP]+ SOME?+4 ,! WOMAN :O CAME NEXT WAS ALSO DRESS$ 9 A PRISON CLOAK1 & HAD A PRISON K]*IEF R\ND H] HEAD4 ,%E HAD A SALL[ COMPLEXION1 NO EYEBR[S OR LA%ES1 & V]Y R$ EYES4 ,?IS WOMAN APPE>$ P]FECTLY CALM4 ,HAV+ CAU<T H] CLOAK AGA9/ SOME?+1 %E DETA*$ IT C>EFULLY1 )\T ANY HA/E1 & SAT D[N4 

,! ?IRD PRISON] WAS ,MASLOVA4 

,AS SOON AS %E APPE>$1 ! EYES ( ALL ! M5 9 ! C\RT TURN$ H] WAY1 & REMA9$ FIX$ ON H] :ITE FACE1 H] SP>KL+LY-BRILLIANT BLACK EYES & ! SWELL+ BOSOM UND] ! PRISON CLOAK4 ,EV5 ! G5D>ME :OM %E PASS$ ON H] WAY TO H] SEAT LOOK$ AT H] FIX$LY TILL %E SAT D[N1 & !N1 AS IF FEEL+ GUILTY1 HURRI$LY TURN$ AWAY1 %OOK HIMSELF1 & BEGAN />+ AT ! W9D[ 9 FRONT ( HIM4 

,! PRESID5T PAUS$ UNTIL ! PRISON]S HAD TAK5 !IR SEATS1 & :5 ,MASLOVA WAS SEAT$1 TURN$ TO ! SECRET>Y4 

,!N ! USUAL PROC$URE COMM5C$2 ! C\NT+ ( ! JURY1 REM>KS AB\T ?OSE :O HAD NOT COME1 ! FIX+ ( ! F9ES TO BE EXACT$ FROM !M1 ! DECISIONS CONC]N+ ?OSE :O CLAIM$ EXEMPTION1 ! APPO9T+ ( RES]VE JURYM54 

,HAV+ FOLD$ UP SOME BITS ( PAP] & PUT !M 9 ONE ( ! GLASS VASES1 ! PRESID5T TURN$ UP ! GOLD-EMBROID]$ CUFFS ( HIS UNI=M A LITTLE WAY1 & BEGAN DRAW+ ! LOTS1 ONE BY ONE1 & OP5+ !M4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS AMONG ! JURYM5 ?US DRAWN4 ,!N1 HAV+ LET D[N HIS SLEEVES1 ! PRESID5T REQUE/$ ! PRIE/ TO SWE> 9 ! JURY4 

,! OLD PRIE/1 ) HIS PUFFY1 R$ FACE1 HIS BR[N G[N1 & HIS GOLD CROSS & LITTLE ORD]1 LABORI\SLY MOV+ HIS /IFF LEGS1 CAME UP TO ! LECT]N B5EA? ! ICON4 

,! JURYM5 GOT UP1 & CR[D$ T[>DS ! LECT]N4 

0,COME UP1 PLEASE10 SAID ! PRIE/1 PULL+ AT ! CROSS ON HIS BREA/ ) HIS PLUMP H&1 & WAIT+ TILL ALL ! JURY HAD DRAWN NE>4 ,:5 !Y HAD ALL COME UP ! /EPS ( ! PLAT=M1 ! PRIE/ PASS$ HIS BALD1 GRAY HEAD SIDEWAYS ?R\< ! GREASY OP5+ ( ! /OLE1 &1 HAV+ RE>RANG$ HIS ?9 HAIR1 HE AGA9 TURN$ TO ! JURY4 0,N[1 RAISE Y\R RI<T >MS 9 ?IS WAY1 & PUT Y\R F+]S TOGE!R1 ?US10 HE SAID1 ) HIS TREMUL\S OLD VOICE1 LIFT+ HIS FAT1 DIMPL$ H&1 & PUTT+ ! ?UMB & TWO FIR/ F+]S TOGE!R1 AS IF TAK+ A P9* ( SOME?+4 0,N[1 REPEAT AFT] ME1 ',I PROMISE & SWE>1 BY ! ,ALMI<TY ,GOD1 BY ,HIS HOLY GOSPELS1 & BY ! LIFE-GIV+ CROSS ( \R ,LORD1 ?AT 9 ?IS WORK :I*1'0 HE SAID1 PAUS+ BETWE5 EA* S5T5CE--0DON'T LET Y\R >M D[N2 HOLD IT LIKE ?IS10 HE REM>K$ TO A Y\NG MAN :O HAD L[]$ HIS >M--0'?AT 9 ?IS WORK :I* 4 4 4 '0 

,! DIGNIFI$ MAN ) ! :ISK]S1 ! COLONEL1 ! M]*ANT1 & SEV]AL MORE HELD !IR >MS & F+]S AS ! PRIE/ REQUIR$ ( !M1 V]Y HI<1 V]Y EXACTLY1 AS IF !Y LIK$ DO+ IT2 O!RS DID IT UNWILL+LY & C>ELESSLY4 ,SOME REPEAT$ ! WORDS TOO L\DLY1 & ) A DEFIANT TONE1 AS IF !Y MEANT TO SAY1 0,9 SPITE ( ALL1 ,I WILL & %ALL SPEAK40 ,O!RS :ISP]$ V]Y L[1 & NOT FA/ 5\<1 & !N1 AS IF FRI<T5$1 HURRI$ TO CAT* UP ! PRIE/4 ,SOME KEPT !IR F+]S TI<TLY TOGE!R1 AS IF FE>+ TO DROP ! P9* ( 9VISIBLE SOME?+ !Y HELD2 O!RS KEPT SEP>AT+ & FOLD+ !IRS4 ,EV]Y ONE SAVE ! OLD PRIE/ FELT AWKW>D1 BUT HE WAS SURE HE WAS FULFILL+ A V]Y USEFUL & IMPORTANT DUTY4 

,AFT] ! SWE>+ 91 ! PRESID5T REQUE/$ ! JURY TO *OOSE A =EMAN1 & ! JURY1 ?RONG+ TO ! DOOR1 PASS$ \T 9TO ! DEBAT+-ROOM1 :]E ALMO/ ALL ( !M AT ONCE BEGAN TO SMOKE CIG>ETTES4 ,SOME ONE PROPOS$ ! DIGNIFI$ MAN AS =EMAN1 & HE WAS UNANIM\SLY ACCEPT$4 ,!N ! JURYM5 PUT \T !IR CIG>ETTES & ?REW !M AWAY & RETURN$ TO ! C\RT4 ,! DIGNIFI$ MAN 9=M$ ! PRESID5T ?AT HE WAS *OS5 =EMAN1 & ALL SAT D[N AGA9 ON ! HI<-BACK$ *AIRS4 

,EV]Y?+ W5T SMOO?LY1 QUICKLY1 & NOT )\T A C]TA9 SOLEMNITY4 ,& ?IS EXACTITUDE1 ORD]1 & SOLEMNITY EVID5TLY PLEAS$ ?OSE :O TOOK P>T 9 IT3 IT /R5G!N$ ! IMPRESSION ?AT !Y W]E FULFILL+ A S]I\S & VALUABLE PUBLIC DUTY4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 TOO1 FELT ?IS4 

,AS SOON AS ! JURYM5 W]E SEAT$1 ! PRESID5T MADE A SPEE* ON !IR RI<TS1 OBLIGATIONS1 & RESPONSIBILITIES4 ,:ILE SPEAK+ HE KEPT *ANG+ HIS POSITION2 N[ LEAN+ ON HIS RI<T1 N[ ON HIS LEFT H&1 N[ AGA9/ ! BACK1 !N ON ! >MS ( HIS *AIR1 N[ PUTT+ ! PAP]S /RAI<T1 N[ H&L+ HIS P5CIL & PAP]-KNIFE4 

,ACCORD+ TO HIS WORDS1 !Y HAD ! RI<T ( 9T]ROGAT+ ! PRISON]S ?R\< ! PRESID5T1 TO USE PAP] & P5CILS1 & TO EXAM9E ! >TICLES PUT 9 AS EVID5CE4 ,!IR DUTY WAS TO JUDGE NOT FALSELY1 BUT JU/LY4 ,!IR RESPONSIBILITY MEANT ?AT IF ! SECRECY ( !IR DISCUSSION W]E VIOLAT$1 OR COMMUNICATIONS W]E E/ABLI%$ ) \TSID]S1 !Y W\LD BE LIABLE TO PUNI%M5T4 ,EV]Y ONE LI/5$ ) AN EXPRESSION ( RESPECTFUL ATT5TION4 ,! M]*ANT1 DIFFUS+ A SMELL ( BR&Y >\ND HIM1 & RE/RA9+ L\D HICCUPS1 APPROV+LY NODD$ HIS HEAD AT EV]Y S5T5CE4 

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