Дороті та Чарівник у країні Оз

18. The Trial of Eureka, the Kitten

           "IwillasktheTinWoodmantodefendtheprisoner,becausehehassuchakindheartIamsurehewilldohisbesttosaveher.AndtheWoggle-BugshallbethePublicAccuser,becauseheissolearnedthatnoonecandeceivehim."

           "Whowillbethejury?"askedtheTinWoodman.

           "Thereoughttobeseveralanimalsonthejury,"saidOzma,"becauseanimalsunderstandeachotherbetterthanwepeopleunderstandthem.SothejuryshallconsistoftheCowardlyLion,theHungryTiger,JimtheCab-horse,theYellowHen,theScarecrow,theWizard,Tik-toktheMachineMan,theSawhorseandZebofHugson’sRanch.Thatmakestheninewhichthelawrequires,andallmypeopleshallbeadmittedtohearthetestimony."

           Theynowseparatedtoprepareforthesadceremony;forwheneveranappealismadetolawsorrowisalmostcertaintofollow—eveninafairylandlikeOz.ButismustbestatedthatthepeopleofthatLandweregenerallysowell-behavedthattherewasnotasinglelawyeramongstthem,andithadbeenyearssinceanyRulerhadsatinjudgmentuponanoffenderofthelaw.Thecrimeofmurderbeingthemostdreadfulcrimeofall,tremendousexcitementprevailedintheEmeraldCitywhenthenewsofEureka’sarrestandtrialbecameknown.

           TheWizard,whenhereturnedtohisownroom,wasexceedinglythoughtful.

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