Before The Story
Before The Story - Chapter 1. The Trial
_ Before The Story
Chapter I. The Trial
Miss Westerfield‘s Education
THE gentlemen of the jury retired to consider their verdict.
Their foreman was a person doubly distinguished among his colleagues. He had the clearest head, and the readiest tongue. For once the right man was in the right place.
Of the eleven jurymen, four showed their characters on the surface. They were:
The hungry juryman, who wanted his dinner.
The inattentive juryman, who drew pictures on his blotting paper.
The nervous juryman, who suffered from fidgets.
The silent juryman, who decided the verdict.
Of the seven remaining members, one was a little drowsy man who gave no trouble； one was an irritable invalid who served under protest； and five represented that vast majority of the population--easily governed, tranquilly happy--which has no opinion of its own.
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The foreman took his place at the head of the table. His colle

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