I suppose he's well enough to be hanged ?" "That will do, Trapser." The gaoler put down his work, stood up straight in military fashion, and said: "Sir, I beg to resign my post." "What!" exclaimed the judge, "you wish to go ?" "I respectfully hand in my resignation." He stood up straight as a dart.

"Do you know, I've got accustomed to most things here in six-and-twenty years, I've seen seventeen hanged--just seventeen, sir.
There ought to have been twenty-four, but seven were granted imprisonment for life.

They're still undergoing that mercy.

Do you know, sir, it's a miserable calling! But as to that Ferleitner, I never afore saw anything like him.

What has he done, I ask you?
He's done nothing.