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A pause of some minutes ensued, when the only sounds in the court were the whispering tones of Crofts's voice, as he said something into his counsel's ear. The lawyer rose. "My task, my lords," said he, "is a short one.
It must be remembered that I knew nothing all this time of Hamilton's remote connection with Roger Wentworth's murder. The dimly hinted rumors that had reached my ears I had put down to Crofts's desire for a scapegoat, and the conversation between Frances and Nelly, and Nelly's conclusions, all came to me after this interview with Hamilton.
On my Lord Crofts's Journey into Poland. On Mr. Thomas Killegrew's return from Venice; and Mr. William Murrey's from Scotland. To Sir John Mennis, being invited from Calais to Bologne to eat a pig. Natura Naturata. Sarpedon's Speech to Glaucus, in the twelfth book of Homer. Out of an Epigram of Martial. Friendship and Single Life, against Love and Marriage. On Mr.
A scene of tumultuous excitement now ensued, for while Crofts's friends, many of whom were present, assisted to carry him into the air, others pressed eagerly forward to catch a sight of Fortescue, who had already rivalled Darby himself in the estimation of the spectators.
And before the other could prevent it, he stretched out his hand, and placed it on the back of the crown of Crofts's head. "There it is, just as I tould you." The sensation these words created in the court was most striking, and even the old lawyer appeared overwhelmed at the united craft and consistency of the piper.
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