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Chapter 2

           Wellnow,howisthelawoverthere,dotheyadministeritmorejustlythanhere?”

           “Oh,Idon’tknowaboutthat!I’veheardmuchthatisgoodaboutourlegaladministration,too.Thereisnocapitalpunishmenthereforonething.”

           “Isthereoverthere?”

           “Yes—IsawanexecutioninFrance—atLyons.Schneidertookmeoverwithhimtoseeit.”

           “What,didtheyhangthefellow?”

           “No,theycutoffpeople’sheadsinFrance.”

           “Whatdidthefellowdo?—yell?”

           “Ohno—it’stheworkofaninstant.Theyputamaninsideaframeandasortofbroadknifefallsbymachinery—theycallthethingaguillotine—itfallswithfearfulforceandweight—theheadspringsoffsoquicklythatyoucan’twinkyoureyeinbetween.Butallthepreparationsaresodreadful.Whentheyannouncethesentence,youknow,andpreparethecriminalandtiehishands,andcarthimofftothescaffold—that’sthefearfulpartofthebusiness.Thepeopleallcrowdround—evenwomen—thoughtheydon’tatallapproveofwomenlookingon.”

           “No,it’snotathingforwomen.”

           “Ofcoursenot—ofcoursenot!—bah!Thecriminalwasafineintelligentfearlessman;LeGroswashisname;andImaytellyou—believeitornot,asyoulike—thatwhenthatmansteppeduponthescaffoldhecried,hedidindeed,—hewasaswhiteasabitofpaper.

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