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An Historical Mystery

CHAPTER XVII
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When he cast a glance of his yellow eye, so clear and so profound upon the audience, a murmur of repulsion answered it.

The assembly chose to see the finger of God bringing him to the dock where his father-in-law had sacrificed so many victims.

This man, truly great, looked at his masters, repressing a smile of scorn.

He seemed to say to them, "I am injuring your cause." Five of the prisoners exchanged greetings with their counsel.

Gothard still played the part of an idiot.
After several challenges, made with much sagacity by the defence under advice of the Marquis de Chargeboeuf, who boldly took a seat beside Bordin and de Grandville, the jury were empanelled, the indictment was read, and the prisoners were brought up separately to be examined.


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