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Chapter 18

           Helookedateverybodycoldlyandsarcastically.

           "Guilty,ofcourse?"saidhe."Outwithit.Come!"

           "Sir,"returnedMr.Wopsle,"withouthavingthehonorofyouracquaintance,IdosayGuilty."Uponthiswealltookcouragetouniteinaconfirmatorymurmur.

           "Iknowyoudo,"saidthestranger;"Iknewyouwould.Itoldyouso.ButnowI’llaskyouaquestion.Doyouknow,ordoyounotknow,thatthelawofEnglandsupposeseverymantobeinnocent,untilheisproved-provedtobeguilty?"

           "Sir,"Mr.Wopslebegantoreply,"asanEnglishmanmyself,I—"

           "Come!"saidthestranger,bitinghisforefingerathim."Don’tevadethequestion.Eitheryouknowit,oryoudon’tknowit.Whichisittobe?"

           Hestoodwithhisheadononesideandhimselfononeside,inaBullying,interrogativemanner,andhethrewhisforefingeratMr.Wopsleasitweretomarkhimoutbeforebitingitagain.

           "Now!"saidhe."Doyouknowit,ordon’tyouknowit?"

           "CertainlyIknowit,"repliedMr.Wopsle.

           "Certainlyyouknowit.Thenwhydidn’tyousaysoatfirst?Now,I’llaskyouanotherquestion,"—takingpossessionofMr.Wopsle,asifhehadarighttohim"doyouknowthatnoneofthesewitnesseshaveyetbeencross-examined?"

           Mr.Wopslewasbeginning,"Icanonlysay—"whenthestrangerstoppedhim.

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