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The Trial

           Theadvocatewasencouraged,andaddressedsomeextremelystrongremarkstothejury.Julienshuddered.Hefeltonthepointofbreakingintotears."MyGod,"hethought,"whatwouldmyenemiessay?"

           Hewasonthepointofsuccumbingtotheemotionwhichwasovercominghim,when,luckilyforhim,hesurprisedaninsolentlookfromM.thebarondeValenod.

           "Thatrogue’seyesaregleaming,"hesaidtohimself"Whatatriumphforthatbasesoul!Ifmycrimehadonlyproducedthisoneresult,itwouldbemydutytocurseit.GodknowswhathewillsayaboutittomadamedeRênal."

           Thisideaeffacedallothers.ShortlyafterwardsJulienwasbroughtbacktorealitybythepublic’smanifestationofapplause.Theadvocatehadjustfinishedhisspeech.Julienrememberedthatitwasgoodformtoshakehandswithhim.Thetimehadpassedrapidly.

           Theybroughtinrefreshmentsfortheadvocateandtheprisoner.ItwasonlythenthatJulienwasstruckbythefactthatnoneofthewomenhadlefttheaudiencetogoandgetdinner.

           "Uponmyword,Iamdyingofhunger,"saidtheadvocate."Andyou?"

           "I,too,"answeredJulien.

           "See,there’smadame,theprefect’swife,whoisalsogettingherdinner,"saidtheadvocate,ashepointedoutthelittlebalcony."Keepupyourcourage;everythingisgoingallright."Thecourtsatagain.

           Midnightstruckasthepresidentwassummingup.Thepresidentwasobligedtopauseinhisremarks.Amidthesilenceandtheanxietyofallpresent,thereverberationoftheclockfilledthehall.

           "Somylastdayisnowbeginning,"thoughtJulien.Hesoonfeltinflamedbytheideaofhisduty.

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