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Chapter XL

           Pah!Hisinscrutableeyestookthemallinandgavenosign.Hisonlysafetylay,hethought,inthemagnificentsubtleyofhisownbrain,andnowhereelse.YoucouldnotconvinceCowperwoodofanygreatorinherentvirtueinthismortalschemeofthings.Heknewtoomuch;heknewhimself.

           Whenthejudgefinallyclearedawaythevariousminormotionspending,heorderedhisclerktocallthecaseoftheCityofPhiladelphiaversusFrankA.Cowperwood,whichwasdoneinaclearvoice.BothDennisShannon,thenewdistrictattorney,andSteger,wereontheirfeetatonce.StegerandCowperwood,togetherwithShannonandStrobik,whohadnowcomeinandwasstandingastherepresentativeoftheStateofPennsylvaniathecomplainanthadseatedthemselvesatthelongtableinsidetherailingwhichinclosedthespacebeforethejudge’sdesk.StegerproposedtoJudgePayderson,foreffect’ssakemorethananythingelse,thatthisindictmentbequashed,butwasoverruled.

           Ajurytotrythecasewasnowquicklyimpaneledtwelvemenoutoftheusuallistcalledtoserveforthemonthandwasthenreadytobechallengedbytheopposingcounsel.Thebusinessofimpanelingajurywasarathersimplethingsofarasthiscourtwasconcerned.

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