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Chapter 73

           Thesegentlemenbeingrejectedaftertwenty-fourhours’pleasantry,MrBrassconsentedtoremain,anddidremain,untilaclubofchoicespiritscalledaGrandJury(whowereinthejoke)summonedhimtoatrialbeforetwelveotherwagsforperjuryandfraud,whointheirturnfoundhimguiltywithamostfacetiousjoy,nay,theverypopulaceenteredintothewhim,andwhenMrBrasswasmovinginahackney-coachtowardsthebuildingwherethesewagsassembled,salutedhimwithrotteneggsandcarcasesofkittens,andfeignedtowishtotearhimintoshreds,whichgreatlyincreasedthecomicalityofthething,andmadehimrelishitthemore,nodoubt.

           Toworkthissportiveveinstillfurther,MrBrass,byhiscounsel,movedinarrestofjudgmentthathehadbeenledtocriminatehimself,byassurancesofsafetyandpromisesofpardon,andclaimedtheleniencywhichthelawextendstosuchconfidingnaturesasarethusdeluded.Aftersolemnargument,thispoint(withothersofatechnicalnature,whosehumorousextravaganceitwouldbedifficulttoexaggerate)wasreferredtothejudgesfortheirdecision,Sampsonbeingmeantimeremovedtohisformerquarters.Finally,someofthepointsweregiveninSampson’sfavour,andsomeagainsthim;andtheupshotwas,that,insteadofbeingdesiredtotravelforatimeinforeignparts,hewaspermittedtogracethemothercountryundercertaininsignificantrestrictions.

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