We're used to thet, an' the boys wouldn't hev minded bein' locked up fer a while, or hevin' to dig ditches, or whatever the judge laid down.

You see, I divided the gold you give me among all my boys, an' they all hid it, en' they all feel rich.

Howsomever, court was adjourned before the judge passed sentence.

Yes, ma'm, court was adjourned some strange an' quick, much as if lightnin' hed struck the meetin'-house.
"I hed trouble attendin' the trial, but I got in.

There was a good many people there, all my boys, an' Judge Dyer with his several clerks.