. ... The Pecks in camp . departure from the pro- [113] THE PECKS IX CAMP gramme which he had carefully arranged,was not welcome to the presiding the same time it appealed to his sense offairness. 11 Tis just! croaked Eoy, the judge,from his seat on the rock. I assign you, Sir Sir Bloody Blade, to act as his counsel. The uplifted fold of the rubber blanket point-ing in the direction of the last speaker madeclear to the members of the court that SirBloody Blade and Duncan Peck were one andthe same person. What has the prisoner to offer in his de-fenc- continued the judge solemnly.
. ... The Pecks in camp . departure from the pro- [113] THE PECKS IX CAMP gramme which he had carefully arranged,was not welcome to the presiding the same time it appealed to his sense offairness. 11 Tis just! croaked Eoy, the judge,from his seat on the rock. I assign you, Sir Sir Bloody Blade, to act as his counsel. The uplifted fold of the rubber blanket point-ing in the direction of the last speaker madeclear to the members of the court that SirBloody Blade and Duncan Peck were one andthe same person. What has the prisoner to offer in his de-fenc- continued the judge solemnly. He has three things to offer, said Dun-can. In the first place, he wasnt in thecastle at all, but out nshin in the moat, andthe rivers and waters adjacent. Duncanwinked proudly to himself as he added thislast clause. It was impromptu, and everybit as good as anything Eoy had put into hisindictment. In the second plac-K even ifhe was in the castle he didnt give the enemyany aid or comfort. In the third place, if he [114]. : RY, HWK HKVKP THK - N
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