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Chapter 95

           Aroundthewaist—twicetwinedaroundit—isapieceofplaitedrope,thestrandsofhorse’shair.Beforeandbehind,itisfastenedtotheprojectionsofthehigh-peakedsaddle.Byitisthebodyretainedinitsuprightattitude.Itisfurtherstayedbyasectionofthesamerope,attachedtothestirrups,andtraversing—surcinglefashion—underthebellyofthehorse.

           Everythingastheaccusedhasstated—allexceptthehead.

           Whereisthis?

           Thespectatorsdonotstaytoinquire.GuidedbythespeechofZebStump,theireyesaredirectedtowardsthebody,carefullyscrutinisingit.

           Twobulletholesareseen;oneovertheregionoftheheart;theotherpiercingthebreast-bonejustabovetheabdomen.

           Itisuponthislastthatthegazebecomesconcentrated:sincearounditsorificeappearsacircleofbloodwithstreamsstrayingdownward.Thesehavesaturatedthesoftcottonade—nowseeminglydesiccated.

           Theothershot-holeshowsnosimilarsigns.Itisaclearroundcutinthecloth—aboutbigenoughforapeatohavepassedthrough,andscarcediscernibleatthedistance.Thereisnobloodstainaroundit.

           "It,"saysZebStump,pointingtothesmaller,"itsignifiesnothin’.It’sthebulletIfiredmyselfouto’thegully;thesameI’vebentellin’yeo’.Yeobsarvethar’snobloodabeoutit:whichprovethetitwuradeadbodywhenitpenetrated.Theotherairdifferent.Itwurtheshotassettledhim;anefIain’tdog-gonedlymistaken,ye’llfindthebito’leadstillinsideo’thecorp.

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