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, and one and all know me better than I know myself. When you consider me unfit to be your judge I will retire, but not till then."

A storm of applause greeted the squire as he sat down, but it was checked by Doctor Syn, who again reminded the assemblage of the sad event that had brought them to the Court House and begged them out of respect for the dead gentleman in the next room to abstain from any further acclamation.