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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE WAS GREAT COMMOTION 9 ! CORRIDORS ( ! 
C\RT :5 ,NEKHLUD(F 5T]$4 

,! ATT5DANTS FLITT$ TO & FRO BREA?LESSLY1 DELIV]+ 
ORD]S & DOCUM5TS4 ,POLICE CAPTA9S1 LAWY]S & 
CL]KS PASS$ N[ ONE WAY1 N[ ! O!R2 COMPLA9ANTS 
& DEF5DANTS UND] BAIL LEAN$ SADLY AGA9/ ! WALLS1 
OR W]E SITT+ & WAIT+4 

0,:]E IS ! ,CIRCUIT ,C\RT80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F ( ONE 
( ! ATT5DANTS4 

0,:I* ONE8 ,!RE IS A CIVIL DIVISION & A CRIM9AL 
ONE40 

0,I AM A JUROR40 

0,CRIM9AL DIVISION4 ,Y\ %\LD HAVE SAID SO4 ,?IS 
WAY1 TO ! RI<T1 !N TURN TO Y\R LEFT4 ,! SECOND 
DOOR40 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T AS DIRECT$4 

,AT ! DOOR TWO M5 /OOD WAIT+4 ,ONE WAS A TALL1 
/\T M]*ANT1 A GOOD-NATUR$ MAN1 :O HAD EVID5TLY 
P>TAK5 ( SOME LIQUOR & WAS 9 V]Y HI< SPIRITS2 ! 
O!R WAS A CL]K ( ,JEWI% EXTRACTION4 ,!Y W]E TALK+ 
AB\T ! PRICE ( WOOL :5 ,NEKHLUD(F APPROA*$ !M 
& ASK$ IF ?AT WAS ! JURY'S ROOM4 

0,H]E1 SIR1 H]E4 ,>E Y\ ALSO ONE ( ! JURYM580 
MIR?FULLY W9K+ HIS EYES1 ! GOOD-NATUR$ M]*ANT 
ASK$4 

0,WELL1 WE WILL DRUDGE TOGE!R1 ,I SUPPOSE10 HE CONT9U$ 
9 RESPONSE TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S AFFIRMATIVE ANSW]4 
0,MY NAME IS ,BAKLA%(F1 M]*ANT ( ! SECOND GUILD10 
HE 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF1 EXT5D+ HIS S(T1 BROAD H&2 0WE 
MU/ DO \R DUTY4 ,:OM HAVE ,I ! HONOR ( ADDRESS+80 

,NEKHLUD(F GAVE HIS NAME & PASS$ 9TO ! JURY-ROOM4 

,9 ! SMALL JURY-ROOM !RE W]E AB\T T5 M5 ( 
EV]Y DESCRIPTION4 ,!Y HAD JU/ >RIV$2 SOME W]E SITT+1 
O!RS WALK$ AB\T1 EYE+1 & MAK+ EA* O!R'S 
ACQUA9TANCE4 ,ONE WAS A RETIR$ (FIC] 9 UNI=M2 O!RS 
W]E 9 %ORT COATS1 & BUT ONE 9 PEASANT G>B4 

,NOT)/&+ ?AT !Y W]E ALL COMPLA9+ ?AT 
! JURY DUTY WAS BURD5SOME1 & WAS TAK+ !M 
AWAY FROM !IR BUS9ESS1 !Y ALL SEEM$ TO BE PLEAS$ 
) ! CONSCI\SNESS ( P]=M+ AN IMPORTANT CIVIC 
DUTY4 

,! JURYM5 TALK$ AMONG !MSELVES ( ! WEA!R1 
( ! PREMATURE SPR+1 ( ! BUS9ESS BE=E !M4 
,?OSE :O W]E NOT ACQUA9T$ ) ,NEKHLUD(F HA/5$ 
TO BECOME SO1 EVID5TLY CONSID]+ IT AN HONOR4 ,& 
,NEKHLUD(F1 AS WAS USUAL ) HIM AMONG /RANG]S1 RECEIV$ 
IT AS HIS DUE4 ,IF HE W]E ASK$ :Y HE CONSID]$ HIMSELF ABOVE ! MAJORITY ( PEOPLE HE W\LD NOT BE ABLE 
TO ANSW]1 AS !RE WAS NO?+ 9 HIS LIFE TRANSC5D+ 
! COMMONPLACE4 ,! FACT ?AT HE SPOKE ,5GLI%1 ,FR5* 
& ,G]MAN FLU5TLY2 ?AT HIS L951 CLO?+1 SC>F & 
CUFF-BUTTONS W]E ( SUP]IOR MAKE W\LD NOT BE SUFFICI5T 
REASON = ASSUM+ HIS SUP]IORITY1 AS HE HIMSELF 
WELL UND]/OOD4 ,& YET HE D\BTLESS ACKN[L$G$ 9 
HIMSELF ?IS SUP]IORITY1 & REG>D$ ! RESPECT %[N 
HIM AS HIS DUE1 & WAS (F5D$ :5 IT WAS NOT =?COM+4 
,IT JU/ HAPP5$ ?AT 9 ! JURY-ROOM ,NEKHLUD(F 
EXP]I5C$ ?IS DISAGREEABLE FEEL+ ( BE+ TREAT$ 
) DISRESPECT4 ,AMONG ! JURYM5 !RE WAS AN ACQUA9TANCE 
( ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,?IS WAS ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT* 
7,NEKHLUD(F NEV] KNEW1 & EV5 BOA/$ ( ! 
FACT ?AT HE DID NOT KN[ HIS SURNAME71 :O WAS AT ONE 
TIME TUTOR TO HIS SI/]'S *ILDR54 ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT* 
WAS N[ TEA*] 9 A COLLEGE4 ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD NEV] 
BE> HIS FAMILI>ITY1 HIS SELF-SATISFI$ LAU<T]--9 A WORD1 
HIS 0COMMUNIZ+10 AS ,NEKHLUD(F'S SI/] US$ TO PUT IT4 

0,HA1 HA6 ,SO Y\ >E ALSO TRAPP$80 HE GREET$ ,NEKHLUD(F 
) A L\D BUR/ ( LAU<T]4 0,Y\ DID NOT ESCAPE 
IT80 

0,I NEV] 9T5D$ TO EVADE MY DUTY10 /]NLY & GLOOMILY 
SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,?AT ,I CALL CIVIC VIRTUE4 ,BUT WAIT TILL Y\ >E HUNGRY 
& SLEEPY1 Y\ WILL S+ ANO!R TUNE10 ,PET] ,G]ASIMOVIT* 
SAID1 LAU<+ /ILL L\D]4 

0,?IS SON ( AN >*DEACON WILL SOON BEG9 TO '?\' 
ME10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 ) AN EXPRESSION ( SADNESS 
ON HIS FACE1 AS ?\< HE HAD JU/ LE>N$ ( A GRIEV\S 
LOSS 9 HIS FAMILY4 ,HE TURN$ FROM ! EX-TUTOR & 
APPROA*$ A GR\P ( PEOPLE ?AT HAD =M$ >\ND A 
CLEAN-FAC$1 TALL MAN1 ( DIGNIFI$ C>RIAGE1 :O W]E 
HOLD+ A SPIRIT$ CONV]SATION4 ,! MAN WAS SPEAK+ ( 
A CASE ?AT WAS BE+ TRI$ 9 ! CIVIL DIVISION1 %[+ 
HIS FAMILI>ITY ) ! JUDGES & ! FAM\S LAWY]S BY 
REF]R+ TO !M BY NAME4 ,HE WAS TELL+ !M ( ! 
REM>KABLE TURN GIV5 TO ! PROBABLE RESULT ( ! CASE 
BY ! DEXT]ITY ( A FAM\S LAWY]1 BY :I* AN OLD LADY1 
:O WAS 9 ! RI<T1 W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO PAY AN 5ORM\S 
SUM TO ! ADV]SE SIDE4 

0,HE IS A MO/ +5I\S ATTORNEY10 HE SAID4 

,HE WAS LI/5$ TO ) RESPECT1 & SOME ATTEMPT$ TO 
9T]RUPT HIM ) SOME REM>KS1 BUT HE CUT !M %ORT 
AS IF HE ALONE KNEW ! TRUE FACTS4 

,AL?\< ,NEKHLUD(F >RIV$ LATE1 !RE WAS A LONG 
WAIT BE=E HIM1 :I* WAS CAUS$ BY ! FAILURE ( ONE 
( ! JUDGES TO APPE>4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

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