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The ceremony differed from any previously known in judicial experience, and bursts of merry laughter disturbed the dignity of the learned judge and counsel, to say nothing of the prisoner. "The prisoner at the bar, your 'ludship," began the counsel, striving to steady his voice, "has stolen a a a what shall I say you have stolen?" addressing Selwyn in a stage whisper.
"The sentence is this: the prisoner shall stand on his head for two seconds, then recite a piece of poetry, and then in the course of a week leave the country." "Your 'ludship' will please sign the sentence and we will submit it to the jury," suggested the learned counsel, who, as you will perceive, had rather peculiar ideas about court formula. "What shall I sign?" asked his "ludship."
He took her hand between his own and bent and kissed it tenderly, "au revoir, au revoir" he said, then turned quickly from her. Outside stood old flabby-face, as Janet pleased to call her, when alone with Katherine, but designated by the servants as Sophia. "His Ludship ordered Mistress Penwick's room changed."
"Thou wilt sleep there for a time, at least until 'is Ludship's guests 'ave gone; the nurseries 'ave been turned into guests' rooms, 'is Ludship 'as Royalty beneath 'is roof and bade me take the the child to the furth'rest room and keep hits squawking 'ushed!" With a deprecating gesture, she shuffled from the room.
"Hum, hum!" said his "ludship," resting his cheek on his hand meditatively, trying to assume the expression which he had seen sometimes on papa's face when he and Selwyn were under consideration for some childish offence. "The court waits, your 'ludship," remarked the counsel, throwing a paper ball at the judge. "Silence!" again shouted the judge, rapping vigorously.
"May it please yer ludship," said the undismayed soldier, "I've never fought a civilian sence I 'listed, an' yer ludship will bear me witness that there's nothing in the cavalry drill about resisting a charge of foot when a mon's on post at the Horse Guards."
When he was here, we used to call him LONG LAWRENCE. Now he is one of Her MAJESTY'S Judges, and we must behave to him as such. "How're you getting on here, TOBY?" he said, just as friendly as if he were still at the Bar. "As your Ludship pleases," I replied, too old a Parliamentary Hand to be inveigled into familiarity by his unassuming manner.
"Of course she meant to poison him; but I quite agree with the Jury, she didn't. He saved her the trouble. Now I suppose she'll marry again. Well! I pity her next husband. Come and have lunch with me." And in the course of the meal, His Ludship spoke warmly to Mr. Williams of the bright prospects that lay before him if he would drop those foolish Suffragette cases.
'Bragg Richard Bragg, repeated our friend, thoughtfully, while he scanned the man's features, and ran his sporting acquaintance through his mind's eye. 'Bragg, Bragg, repeated he, without hitting him off. 'I was huntsman, sir, to my Lord Reynard, sir, observed the stranger, with a touch of the hat to each 'sir. 'Thought p'r'aps you might have known his ludship, sir.
He showed them into the inner room and left them to their own devices, saying that "his ludship and the reverend doctor" would, no doubt, soon be in.
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