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I am the judge. Now, gentleman of the jury, you have heard the evidence. Do you find the prisoner guilty or not guilty?' I AM THE JUDGE NOW GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY YOU HAVE HEARD THE EVIDENCE DO YOU FIND THE PRISONER GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY
for you that, if you choose to disappear in the next twenty-four hours, I will promise you that no one will hinder you.' 'And then it will all come out?' 'Certainly it will come out.' The sailor flushed with anger. 'What sort of proposal is that to make a man? I know enough of law to understand that Mary would be held as accomplice. Do you think I would leave her alone to face the music while I slunk away? No, sir, let them do their worst upon me, but for heaven's sake, Mr. Holmes, find some way of keeping my poor Mary out of the courts.' Holmes for a second time held out his hand to the sailor. 'I was only testing you, and you ring true every time. Well, it is a great responsibility that I take upon myself, but I have given Hopkins an excellent hint, and if he can't avail himself of it I can do no more. See here, Captain Crocker, we'll do this in due form of law. You are the prisoner. Watson, you are a British jury, and I never met a man who was more eminently fitted to represent one. O DECIDE MEANWHILE I HAVE SO MUCH SYMPATHY FOR YOU THAT IF YOU CHOOSE TO DISAPPEAR IN THE NEXT TWENTY FOUR HOURS I WILL PROMISE YOU THAT NO ONE WILL HINDER YOU AND THEN IT WILL COME OUT CERTAIN IT WILL COME OUT THE SAILOR FLUSHED WITH ANGER WHAT SORT PROPOSAL IS THAT TO MAKE A MAN I KNOW ENOUGH OF THE LAW TO UNDERSTAND THAT MARY WOULD BE HELD AS ACCOMPLICE DO YOU THINK I WOULD LEAVE HER ALONE TO FACE THE MUSIC WHILE I SLUNK AWAY NO SIR THEN DO THEIR WORSE UPON ME BUT FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE MISTER HOLMES FIND SOME WAY OF KEEPING MY POOR MARY OUT OF COURTS HOLMES FOR A SECOND TIME HELD OUT HIS HAND TO THE SAILOR I WAS ONLY TESTING YOU AND YOU RING TRUE EVERY TIME WELL IT IS A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY THAT I TAKE UPON MYSELF BUT I HAVE GIVEN HOPKINS AN EXCELLENT HINT AND IF HE CAN'T AVAIL HIMSELF OF IT I CAN DO NO MORE SEE HERE CAPTAIN CROCKER WE'LL DO THIS IN DUE FORM OF LAW YOU ARE THE PRISONER WATSON YOU ARE A BRITISH JURY AND I HAVE NEVER MET A MAN WHO IS MORE EMINENTLY FITTED TO REPRESENT ONE
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