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Chapter XL

           

           Whenthejury-boxwasfinallyfull,thetwolawyerswaitedfortheclerktobringthemthesmallboarduponwhichslipsofpaperbearingthenamesofthetwelvejurorswerefastenedinrowsinorderoftheirselectionjurorsone,two,andthreebeinginthefirstrow;four,five,andsixinthesecond,andsoon.Itbeingtheprerogativeoftheattorneyfortheprosecutiontoexamineandchallengethejurorsfirst,Shannonarose,and,takingtheboard,begantoquestionthemastotheirtradesorprofessions,theirknowledgeofthecasebeforethecourt,andtheirpossibleprejudicefororagainsttheprisoner.

           ItwasthebusinessofbothStegerandShannontofindmenwhoknewalittlesomethingoffinanceandcouldunderstandapeculiarsituationofthiskindwithoutanyofthem(lookingatitfromSteger’spointofview)havinganyprejudiceagainstaman’stryingtoassisthimselfbyreasonablemeanstoweatherafinancialstormor(lookingatitfromShannon’spointofview)havinganysympathywithsuchmeans,iftheyboreaboutthemtheleastsuspicionofchicanery,jugglery,ordishonestmanipulationofanykind.AsbothShannonandStegerinduecourseobservedforthemselvesinconnectionwiththisjury,itwascomposedofthatassortedsocialfrywhichthedragnetsofthecourts,castintotheoceanofthecity,bringtothesurfaceforpurposesofthissort

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