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Chapter 42

           Atlast,meandCompeysonwasbothcommittedforfelonyonachargeofputtingstolennotesincirculationandtherewasotherchargesbehind.Compeysonsaystome,‘Separatedefences,nocommunication,’andthatwasall.AndIwassomiserablepoor,thatIsoldalltheclothesIhad,exceptwhathungonmyback,aforeIcouldgetJaggers.

           "Whenwewasputinthedock,InoticedfirstofallwhatagentlemanCompeysonlooked,wi’hiscurlyhairandhisblackclothesandhiswhitepocket-handkercher,andwhatacommonsortofawretchIlooked.Whentheprosecutionopenedandtheevidencewasputshort,aforehand,Inoticedhowheavyitallboreonme,andhowlightonhim.Whentheevidencewasgivinthebox,Inoticedhowitwasalwaysmethathadcomefor’ard,andcouldbesworeto,howitwasalwaysmethatthemoneyhadbeenpaidto,howitwasalwaysmethathadseemedtoworkthethingandgettheprofit.Butwhenthedefencecomeon,thenIseetheplanplainer;for,saysthecounsellorforCompeyson,‘Mylordandgentlemen,hereyouhasaforeyou,sidebyside,twopersonsasyoureyescanseparatewide;one,theyounger,wellbroughtup,whowillbespoketoassuch;one,theelder,illbroughtup,whowillbespoketoassuch;one,theyounger,seldomifeverseenintheseheretransactions,andonlysuspected;t’other,theelder,alwaysseenin’emandalwayswi’hisguiltbroughthome.Canyoudoubt,ifthereisbutoneinit,whichistheone,and,ifthereistwoinit,whichismuchtheworstone?’Andsuch-like.

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