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Chapter 95

           Aroundthewaisttwicetwinedarounditisapieceofplaitedrope,thestrandsofhorse’shair.Beforeandbehind,itisfastenedtotheprojectionsofthehigh-peakedsaddle.Byitisthebodyretainedinitsuprightattitude.Itisfurtherstayedbyasectionofthesamerope,attachedtothestirrups,andtraversingsurcinglefashionunderthebellyofthehorse.

           Everythingastheaccusedhasstatedallexceptthehead.

           Whereisthis?

           Thespectatorsdonotstaytoinquire.GuidedbythespeechofZebStump,theireyesaredirectedtowardsthebody,carefullyscrutinisingit.

           Twobulletholesareseen;oneovertheregionoftheheart;theotherpiercingthebreast-bonejustabovetheabdomen.

           Itisuponthislastthatthegazebecomesconcentrated:sincearounditsorificeappearsacircleofbloodwithstreamsstrayingdownward.Thesehavesaturatedthesoftcottonadenowseeminglydesiccated.

           Theothershot-holeshowsnosimilarsigns.Itisaclearroundcutintheclothaboutbigenoughforapeatohavepassedthrough,andscarcediscernibleatthedistance.Thereisnobloodstainaroundit.

           "It,"saysZebStump,pointingtothesmaller,"itsignifiesnothin’.It’sthebulletIfiredmyselfouto’thegully;thesameI’vebentellin’yeo’.Yeobsarvethar’snobloodabeoutit:whichprovethetitwuradeadbodywhenitpenetrated.Theotherairdifferent.Itwurtheshotassettledhim;anefIain’tdog-gonedlymistaken,ye’llfindthebito’leadstillinsideo’thecorp.

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