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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. 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
into the Court armed with a gut trainer's-whip. The Mohammedan was the first witness, and Strickland beamed upon him from the back of the Court. The man moistened his lips with his tongue and, in his abject fear of 'Estreekin Sahib', the _fakir_ went back on every detail of his evidence--said he was a poor man, and God was his witness that he had forgotten everything that Bronckhorst Sahib had told him to say. Between his terror of Strickland, the Judge, and Bronckhorst he collapsed weeping. Then began 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. EAST OF ALL THAT WAS GOING ON AND WENT INTO THE COURT ARMED WITH A GUT TRAINER'S WHIP THE MOHAMMADAN WAS THE FIRST WITNESS AND STRICKLAND BEAMED UPON HIM FROM THE BACK OF THE COURT THE MAN MOISTENED HIS LIPS WITH HIS TONGUE AND IN HIS ABJECT FEAR OF ASHRIKAN SAHIB THE FAKIR WENT BACK ON EVERY DETAIL OF HIS EVIDENCE SAID HE WAS A POOR MAN AND GOD WAS HIS WITNESS THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN EVERYTHING THAT BRONQUIL SAHIB HAD TOLD HIM TO SAY BETWEEN HIS TERROR OF STRICKLAND THE JUDGE AND 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
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