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ON the third appearance of my mistress and myself before the justice, I noticed some faces in the room which I had not seen there before. Greatly to my astonishment1 — for the previous examinations had been conducted as privately2 as possible — I remarked the presence of two of the servants from the Hall, and of three or four of the tenants3 on the Darrock estate, who lived nearest to the house. They all sat together on one side of the justice-room. Opposite to them and close at the side of a door, stood my old acquaintance, Mr. Dark, with his big snuff-box, his jolly face, and his winking4 eye. He nodded to me, when I looked at him, as jauntily6 as if we were meeting at a party of pleasure. The quadroon woman, who had been summoned to the examination, had a chair placed opposite to the witness-box, and in a line with the seat occupied by my poor mistress, whose looks, as I was grieved to see, were not altered for the better. The lawyer from London was with her, and I stood behind her chair.
We were all quietly disposed in the room in this way, when the justice, Mr. Robert Nicholson, came in with his brother. It might have been only fancy, but I thought I could see in both their faces that something remarkable7 had happened since we had met at the last examination.
The deposition8 of Josephine Durand was read over by the clerk, and she was asked if she had anything to add to it. She replied in the negative. The justice then appealed to my mistress’s relation, the lawyer, to know if he could produce any evidence relating to the charge against his clients.
“I have evidence,” answered the lawyer, getting briskly on his legs, “which I believe, sir, will justify9 me in asking for their discharge.”
“Where are your witnesses?” inquired the justice, looking hard at Josephine while he
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justification
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adverted
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引起注意(advert的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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rascal
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enjoyment
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使喝醉(intoxicate的第三人称单数形式) | |
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villain
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conveyances
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Mediterranean
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retired
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virtue
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trumps
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abbr.trumpets 喇叭;小号;喇叭形状的东西;喇叭筒v.(牌戏)出王牌赢(一牌或一墩)( trump的过去式 );吹号公告,吹号庆祝;吹喇叭;捏造 | |
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wheedle
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crams
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logic
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chapel
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