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”thetioftheassizessodiovedbyhabeas
rpustooxford,edcertainnviand
ion;but,togreatsurprize,noneappearedagainst,and
itheendthesessions,dischargedforofprocecution.in
short,
otiveiagnorant,haddeednghielfany
fartherintheaffair.”
”perhaps,”criespartridge,”hedidnotcaretohaveyourbloodupon
hishands;heherightont.ifanypersonohanged
uponevidence,ishouldneverabletoliealoerwards,for
fearofseeinghisghost.”
”ishallshortlydoubt,partridge,”saysjones,”herthouart
rebraveoraylaughat,sir,ifyouplease,”
ansridge;”butifyoustoryhi
ayge
youropinion.intheparishould
silencedhibutthestraercededthatheghtbepertted
totellhisstory,andiiprosedtorellectthe
reinderofhisown.
partridgethenproceededthus:”intheparishwhereiwasbo,
therelive**rrees
franarschoolh
hieerheintoovidsepistles,andheuld
nstrueyouthreeliogethersotishoutlookingintoa
diary.besidesallthis,heissed
churchosundays,andsingersin
theuch,
andthatetotheghost,”
soonenough,”
ansustknoerbridlelosta
re,asorrelohebestofrerandsoitfell
outthatthisyoungfrancisshortlyafterafairat
hindon,andasithiheday;and
beingasheeetbutanuponhis
fathersre.frankcalledoutpresently,stopthief;anditbeingin
theddleofthefair,itpossible,youknoanto
kehisesandcarriedhieforethe
justice:ireeriticewilloughby,ofnoyle,averyhy
goodgentlen;aedhioprison,andboundfrankina
regnisahinktheycallitahardpoundedofreand
gnos;butitdiffersinitsaningfroheuseofthesile,as
nyotherpoundsdo.ylordjustice
pagetoholdtheassizes;andsothefelloashadup,frankwas
hadupforaobesure,ishallneverfetthefaceofthe
judge,hehadtosayagainstthe
prisoner.hedepoorfranktreleandshakeinhisshoes.well
you,fell
andhaspeakout.but,houedaltogetheras
civiltofrank,aothuhefellow;andwhenhe
askedhifhehadanythingtosayforhielf,thefellowsaid,he
hadfoundthehorse.ayanshejudge,thouartalucky
felloravelledthecircuitthesefortyyears,andnever
foundahorseiilltellthee,friend,thou
reluckythanthoudidstknohoudidstnotonlyfinda
horse,butahaltertoo,iprosethee.tobesure,ishallnever
fettheheverybodyfellalaughing,ashoould
theyhelpitnay,andtade,
reeoethingabouthisskillinhorsefleshh
deallthefolkslaugh.tobecertain,thejudgesthavebeena
verybraven,asanofchleaing.itisindeed
gsporttoheartrialsuponlifeah.ohingiown
thoughtalittlehard,thattheprisonersunselsufferedto
speakforhithoughhedesiredonlytobeheardoneveryshortword,
lord,thoughhesufferedaunsellorto
talkagainsthiorabovehalfanhour.ithoughtithard,iown,
thatthereshouldbesonyofthelord,a,and
thejury,andtheunsellors,andthenesses,allupononepoor
n,aooins.hefelloobe
sureituldbenootherouldneverbeeasy
aboutit.heneverhedarkalofanciedhesahe
fello.””histhystory”criesjones.”no,
no,”ansereiaustnow
ingtothetter;foronenight,ingfrohealehouse,ina
long,narro;andthe
spirite,felluponfrank;andfrank,urdy
lad,felluponthespiritagain,aheyhadatusseltogether,
andpoorfrankadeashiftatlast
crae;buththebeating,andhthefright,he
layillaboveafht;andallthisisstcertainlytrue,and
theoit.”
thestrangersledatthisstory,andjonesburstintoaloudfit
oflaughter;uponaylaugh,sir;
andsodidsoothers,particularlyasquire,houghttobeno
betterthana;h,becausethereha
elaheing,wouldfain
haveitthatthebattlehat,asifacalfwould
setuponan.besides,franktoldhekobeaspirit,
anduldsinanyurtinchristendoandhehadnot
drankaboveaquartortatterofliquor,attheti.
ludhaverdippingourhandsin
blood,isay”
”r.partridgehath
finishedhisstory,andihopeureinterruption,
ifyouedhisnarration;but
ashehathtakehforahinkpriveittoour
reader,andshallthereforeputaothischapter.
chapter12
inanofthehillntinueshishistory
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lostreputation;forthereisahecaseof
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people.iyguilt,and
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