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While the others fled, he wreaked his rage on the magistrate's son to his heart's content, first with his fists, and then with the heavy shoe that lay beside him. Meantime, snowballs had rained upon his body and head from all directions, increasing his fury; and as soon as Xaver no longer struggled he started up, exclaiming with glowing cheeks and upraised fists: "Wait, wait, you wicked fellows!
Cleghorn; "and perhaps you will impute what I am going to say to bad motives; but my regard to you, sir, determines me to acquaint you with what I have heard: you will make what use of the information you please." James then related what had passed at the magistrate's; and when Mr.
Quite certain of his prey, he released him, and, setting his horse to a trot, smiled to note the desperate clutch of the lad upon his stirrup leather, as, with the perspiration dripping from his face, and panting breath, he struggled to keep up the pace alongside. Marched with tremendous ceremony into the magistrate's study and directed to stand right opposite the light, while Mr.
We answer, supposing it and we take uncomplainingly the magistrate's reproof and punishment morally justified can it be expected of us to have the sense of guilt, although we wear and know we wear a guilty look before the public? His master and the dear ladies would hear of it; perhaps they knew of it now; with them would rest the settlement of the distressing inquiry.
'But my pledge was made as to Ireland, said I. 'It is all written down in some magistrate's book, and you'll find it if you send over there. Then I told him that I wouldn't break my word for him or his Queen either. Upon that he thanked me very much for my civility, and told me that if I would hurry back to the theatre I should be in time to take you home.
"What was the name of of " "The convict? He called himself Chapman, but the son's name was Losely Jasper." "Ah!" faltered Darrell, recoiling. "And you spoke of a little girl?" "Jasper Losely's daughter; he came after her with a magistrate's warrant. The old miscreant had carried her off, to teach her his own swindling ways, I suppose." "Luckily she was then in my charge.
"Gadzookers, Master Mayor," said, Wildrake, neither flattered by the magistrate's familiarity of address, nor captivated by his munificence "I wonder who the devil made you and me fellows? and, besides, do you think I would go back to Woodstock with your worshipful cods-head, when, by good management, I may get a peep of fair Rosamond, and see whether she was that choice and incomparable piece of ware, which the world has been told of by rhymers and ballad-makers?"
It is not, however, to the trial itself as much as another curious circumstance connected with it, that has induced me to refer to it here. The case had passed from the Magistrate's Court to the Old Bailey, and was hourly increasing in interest.
The bystanders repeated this to one another, as they followed Mr. Dunbar and his custodian from the station, loudly indignant against the minions of the law. Mr. Dunbar, the constable, and Mr. Balderby drove straight to the magistrate's house. The junior partner offered any amount of bail for his chief; but the Anglo-Indian motioned him to silence, with a haughty gesture. "I thank you, Mr.
Duncan was arraigned: and on being asked the usual question of "guilty, or not guilty?" he answered in a clear, calm voice, "Not guilty, my Lord!" and the trial proceeded. The same evidence that was given at the magistrate's house was a second time repeated; and, evidently, its train of circumstances made a deep impression on the court.
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