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 THE DOCTOR

THE VERY SPARROWS GREW THIN

called, in an annoyed tone, for the witnesses for the prosecution.

'The principal witness for the prosecution was a Sicilian char-woman, whose evidence was translated by one of the many aldermen present to assist in case of need. It appeared that in her young days she had made the acquaintance of a young and handsome Sicilian waiter, a distant cousin, and a native of the village in which she was born. So friendly did they 91