Американская трагедия

Chapter 19

           

           Andthen,afteratime,recallingBelknap’sadvice,hemanagedtostraightenupandwithanairofstudiedeaseandcouragewhichwasbeliedtoacertainextentbyhisstrained,palefaceandsomewhathazystarelookatthewritersandartistswhowereeitherstudyingorsketchinghim,andeventowhisper:"Quiteafullhouse,eh?"Butjustthen,andbeforehecouldsayanythingmore,aresoundingwhack,whack,fromsomewhere.Andthenavoice:"OrderintheCourt!HisHonor,theCourt!Everybodypleaserise!"Andassuddenlythewhisperingandstirringaudiencegrowingcompletelysilent.Andthen,throughadoortothesouthofthedais,alargeurbaneandfloridandsmooth-facedman,whoinanampleblackgown,walkedswiftlytothelargechairimmediatelybehindthedesk,andafterlookingsteadilyuponallbeforehim,butwithoutappearingtoseeanyoneofthemseatedhimself.Whereuponeveryoneassembledinthecourtroomsatdown.

           Andthentotheleft,yetbelowthejudge,atasmallerdesk,asmallerandolderindividualstandingandcalling,"Oyez!Oyez!Allpersonshavingbusinessbeforethehonorable,theSupremeCourtoftheStateofNewYork,CountyofCataraqui,drawnearandgiveattention.Thiscourtisnowinsession!"

           Andafterthatthissameindividualagainrisingandbeginning:"TheStateofNewYorkagainstClydeGriffiths."ThenMason,risingandstandingbeforehistable,atonceannounced:"ThePeopleareready.

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