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Squire Benson was at the table, and the jury were in their seats, but the court had not yet come in. Captain Sedley and Mrs. Weston had chairs by the side of Tony's counsel, and they were engaged in an earnest conversation with him. SQUIRE BENSON WAS AT THE TABLE AND THE JURY WERE IN THEIR SEATS BUT THE COURT HAD NOT YET COME IN CAPTAIN SUDLEY AND MISSUS WESTON HAD CHAIRS BY THE SIDE OF TONY'S COUNCIL AND THEY WERE ENGAGED IN EARNEST CONVERSATION WITH HIM
 They were quiet, and very orderly, and moved slowly and with a good deal of dignity into the boat. The Zephyr backed out of her berth, and the oars fell into the water. "Give way," said Frank, as he laid the course of the boat towards Rippleton. "We will not hoist our flags going down." The crew pulled steadily, and not a word was spoken on the way. Every member was thinking of poor Tony, and every one was hoping and believing he would be acquitted. On their arrival at Rippleton, Frank formed them in procession, two by two, and marched up to the court-house. More than once, as they passed through the streets, the people, recognizing Tony, lustily cheered him. Since the rescue of Tim Bunker, he had been a hero in the village. His misfortunes, added to his noble, generous character, excited all the sympathies of the people. When they reached the court-house, the sheriff, as a special mark of consideration, conducted them to seats where they could see and hear all that was done and said. ARDLY A SMILE TO BE SEEN ON THEIR FACES THEY WERE QUIET AND VERY ORDERLY AND MOVED SLOWLY AND WITH A GOOD DEAL OF DIGNITY INTO THE BOAT THE ZEPHYR BACKED OUT OF HER BERTH AND THE OARS FELL INTO THE WATER GIVE WAY SAID FRANK AS HE LAID THE COURSE OF THE BOAT TOWARDS RIPPLETON WE WILL NOT HOIST OUR FLAGS GOING DOWN THE CREW PULLED STEADILY AND NOT A WORD WAS SPOKEN ON THE WAY EVERY MEMBER WAS THINKING OF POOR TONY AND EVERYONE WAS HOPING AND BELIEVING HE WOULD BE ACQUITTED ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT RIPPLETON FRANK FORMED THEM IN PROCESSION TWO BY TWO AND MARCHED UP TO THE COURT HOUSE MORE THAN ONCE AS THEY PASSED THROUGH THE STREETS THE PEOPLE RECOGNIZED TONY LUSTILY CHEERED HIM SINCE THE RESCUE OF TIM BUNKER HE HAD BEEN A HERO IN THE VILLAGE HIS MISFORTUNES ADDED TO HIS NOBLE GENEROUS CHARACTER EXCITED ALL THE SYMPATHIES OF THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY REACHED THE COURT HOUSE THE SHERIFF AS A SPECIAL MARKED CONSIDERATION CONDUCTED THEM TO SEATS WHERE THEY COULD SEE AND HEAR ALL THAT WAS DONE AND SAID
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