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Chapter 56

           

           Atthattime,itwasthecustom(asIlearntfrommyterribleexperienceofthatSessions)todevoteaconcludingdaytothepassingofSentences,andtomakeafinishingeffectwiththeSentenceofDeath.Butfortheindeliblepicturethatmyremembrancenowholdsbeforeme,Icouldscarcelybelieve,evenasIwritethesewords,thatIsawtwo-and-thirtymenandwomenputbeforetheJudgetoreceivethatsentencetogether.Foremostamongthetwo-and-thirtywashe;seated,thathemightgetbreathenoughtokeeplifeinhim.

           Thewholescenestartsoutagaininthevividcolorsofthemoment,downtothedropsofAprilrainonthewindowsofthecourt,glitteringintheraysofAprilsun.Pennedinthedock,asIagainstoodoutsideitatthecornerwithhishandinmine,werethetwo-and-thirtymenandwomen;somedefiant,somestrickenwithterror,somesobbingandweeping,somecoveringtheirfaces,somestaringgloomilyabout.Therehadbeenshrieksfromamongthewomenconvicts;buttheyhadbeenstilled,andahushhadsucceeded.Thesheriffswiththeirgreatchainsandnosegays,othercivicgewgawsandmonsters,criers,ushers,agreatgalleryfullofpeoplealargetheatricalaudiencelookedon,asthetwo-and-thirtyandtheJudgeweresolemnlyconfronted.ThentheJudgeaddressedthem.

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