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What was left of Bronckhorst was sent home in a carriage; and his wife wept over it and nursed it into a man again. WHAT WAS LEFT OF BRONCORST WAS SENT HOME IN A CARRIAGE AND HIS WIFE WEPT OVER IT AND NURSED IT INTO A MAN AGAIN
an the panic among the witnesses. Janki, the _ayah_, leering chastely behind her veil, turned grey, and the bearer left the Court. He said that his Mamma was dying, and that it was not wholesome for any man to lie unthriftily in the presence of 'Estreekin Sahib'. Biel said politely to Bronckhorst, 'Your witnesses don't seem to work. Haven't you any forged letters to produce?' But Bronckhorst was swaying to and fro in his chair, and there was a dead pause after Biel had been called to order. Bronckhorst's Counsel saw the look on his client's face, and without more ado pitched his papers on the little green-baize table, and mumbled something about having been misinformed. The whole Court applauded wildly, like soldiers at a theatre, and the Judge began to say what he thought. * * * * * Biel came out of the Court, and Strickland dropped a gut trainer's-whip in the veranda. Ten minutes later, Biel was cutting Bronckhorst into ribbons behind the old Court cells, quietly and without scandal.  BRONCOURST HE COLLAPSED WEEPING THEN BEGAN THE PANIC AMONG THE WITNESSES JUNKEY THE IRE LEERING CHASTELY BEHIND HER VEIL TURNED GREY AND THE BEARER LEFT THE COURT HE SAID THAT HIS MAMMA WAS DYING AND THAT IT WAS NOT WHOLESOME FOR ANY MAN TO LIE UNSWRIFTILY IN THE PRESENCE OF A STRECANCY HEAP BEALE SAID POLITELY TO BRONCOURST YOUR WITNESSES DON'T SEEM TO WORK HAVEN'T YOU ANY FORGED LETTERS TO PRODUCE BUT BRONCORST WAS SWAYING TO AND FRO IN HIS CHAIR AND THERE WAS A DEAD PAUSE AFTER BEALE HAD BEEN CALLED TO ORDER BRONCOR'S COUNSEL SAW THE LOOK ON HIS CLIENT'S FACE AND WITHOUT MORE ADO PITCHED HIS PAPERS ON THE LITTLE GREEN BAIZE TABLE AND MUMBLED SOMETHING ABOUT HAVING BEEN MISINFORMED THE WHOLE COURT APPLAUDED WILDLY LIKE SOLDIERS AT A THEATRE AND THE JUDGE BEGAN TO SAY WHAT HE THOUGHT BEALE CAME OUT OF THE COURT AND STRICKLAND DROPPED A GUT TRAINER'S WHIP IN THE VERANDA TEN MINUTES LATER BEALE WAS CUTTING BRONCH HORSE INTO RIBBONS BEHIND THE OLD COURT CELLS QUIETLY AND WITHOUT SCANDAL
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