Американська трагедія

Chapter 19

           "WhereuponBelknaparose,andinacourtlyandaffablemanner,stated:"Thedefendantisready."

           Thenthesameclerkreachedintoasquareboxthatwasbeforehim,anddrawingforthapieceofpaper,called"SimeonDinsmore,"whereuponalittle,hunchedandbrown-suitedman,withclaw-likehands,andaferret-likeface,immediatelyscuttledtothejuryboxandwasseated.AndoncetherehewasapproachedbyMason,who,inabriskmannerhisflat-nosedfacelookingmostaggressiveandhisstrongvoicereachingtotheuttermostcornersofthecourt,begantoinquireastohisage,hisbusiness,whetherhewassingleormarried,howmanychildrenhehad,whetherhebelievedordidnotbelieveincapitalpunishment.ThelatterquestionasClydeatoncenotedseemedtostirinhimsomethingakintoresentmentorsuppressedemotionofsomekind,foratonceandwithemphasis,heanswered:"Imostcertainlydoforsomepeople"—areplywhichcausedMasontosmileslightlyandJephsontoturnandlooktowardBelknap,whomumbledsarcastically:"Andtheytalkaboutthepossibilityofafairtrialhere."ButatthesametimeMasonfeelingthatthisveryhonest,ifalltooconvincedfarmer,wasalittletooemphaticinhisbeliefs,saying:"WiththeconsentoftheCourt,thePeoplewillexcusethetalesman."AndBelknap,afteraninquiringglancefromtheJudge,noddinghisagreement,atwhichtheprospectivejurorwasexcused.

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