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Chapter 63

           Ajuryofhisownstupidcountrymen—"

           "Barthatappellashun!"shoutstheman,whohasdemandedtheadditionalevidence."Justremember,MistherCalhoun,ye’reinTexas,andnotMississippi.Bearthatinmind;oryemayrunyourtongueintotrouble,sharpasitis."

           "Idon’tmeantooffendanyone,"saysCalhoun,backingoutofthedilemmaintowhichhisIrishantipathieshadledhim;"evenanEnglishman,ifthere’sonehere."

           "Thareye’rewelcome—goon!"criesthemollifiedMilesian.

           "Well,then,asIwassaying,there’sbeenevidenceenough—andmorethanenough,inmyopinion.Butifyouwantmore,Icangiveit."

           "Giveit—giveit!"cryascoreofrespondingvoices;thatkeepupthedemand,whileCalhounseemstohesitate.

           "Gentlemen!"sayshe,squaringhimselftothecrowd,asifforaspeech,"whatI’vegottosaynowIcouldhavetoldyoulongago.ButIdidn’tthinkitwasneeded.Youallknowwhat’shappenedbetweenthismanandmyself;andIhadnowishtobethoughtrevengeful.I’mnot;andifitwasn’tthatI’msurehehasdonethedeed—sureasthehead’sonmybody—"

           Calhounspeaksstammeringly,seeingthatthephrase,involuntarilyescapingfromhislips,hasproducedastrangeeffectuponhisauditory—asithasuponhimself.

           "Ifnotsure—I—IshouldstillsaynothingofwhatI’veseen,orratherheard:foritwasinthenight,andIsawnothing."

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