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started from the crowd�察�caught the miniature from the officer�察�and gave it 

to me with his own hands�察�at the same time saying�察�in a low and hollow 

tone��before      I  saw    the   miniature�察   �which     was    in  a  locket�察�I    WAS 

YOUNGER THEN�察�AND   MY  FACE  WAS   NOT THEN   DRAINED   OF 

BLOOD。; It   also   came  between me   and   the  brother juryman   to   whom  I 

would have given the miniature�察�and between him and the brother juryman 

to whom he would have given it�察�and so passed it on through the whole of 

our   number�察  �and   back   into   my   possession。   Not   one   of   them�察  �however�察�

detected this。 

     At table�察�and generally when we were shut up together in Mr。 Harker's 

custody�察�we had from the first naturally discussed the day's proceedings a 

good deal。 On that fifth day�察�the case for the prosecution being closed�察�and 

we having that side of the question in a   completed shape   before us�察�our 

discussion   was   more   animated   and   serious。   Among   our   number   was   a 

vestryman��the       densest    idiot  I  have    ever   seen   at  large��who     met   the 

plainest   evidence   with   the   most   preposterous   objections�察  �and   who   was 

sided with by two flabby parochial parasites�察�all the three impanelled from 

a   district   so   delivered   over   to   Fever   that   they   ought   to   have   been   upon 

their    own    trial  for   five   hundred     Murders。     When      these   mischievous 

blockheads were at their loudest�察�which was towards midnight�察�while some 

of us were already preparing for bed�察�I again saw the murdered man。 He 



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stood grimly behind them�察�beckoning to me。 On my going towards them�察�

and   striking   into   the   conversation�察  �he   immediately   retired。   This   was   the 

beginning of a separate series of appearances�察�confined to that long room 

in which we were confined。 Whenever a knot of my brother jurymen laid 

their heads   together�察 �I   saw  the   head   of   the   murdered   man   among   theirs。 

Whenever   their   comparison   of   notes   was   going   against   him�察  �he   would 

solemnly and irresistibly beckon to me。 

     It will be borne in mind that down to the production of the miniature�察�

on   the   fifth   day   of   the   trial�察  �I   had   never   seen   the Appearance   in   Court。 

Three changes occurred now that we entered on the case for the defence。 

Two of them I will mention together�察�first。 The figure was now in Court 

continually�察  �and   it   never   there   addressed   itself   to   me�察  �but   always   to   the 

person   who   was   speaking   at   the   time。   For   instance�此  �the   throat   of   the 

murdered man had been cut straight across。 In the opening speech for the 

defence�察�it was suggested that the deceased might have cut his own throat。 

At that very moment�察�the figure�察�with its throat in the dreadful condition 

referred   to   ��this   it   had   concealed   before���察  �stood   at   the   speaker's   elbow�察�

motioning across and across its windpipe�察�now with the right hand�察�now 

with     the    left�察  �vigorously      suggesting       to   the    speaker     himself      the 

impossibility of   such a   wound having   been self´inflicted by either hand。 

For   another   instance�此  �a   witness   to   character�察  �a   woman�察  �deposed   to   the 

prisoner's being   the   most   amiable   of   mankind。 The   figure   at   that   instant 

stood on the floor before her�察�looking her full in the face�察�and pointing out 

the prisoner's evil countenance with an extended arm and an outstretched 

finger。 

     The third change now to be added impressed me strongly as the most 

marked and striking of all。 I do not theorise upon it�察�I accurately state it�察�

and   there   leave   it。 Although   the Appearance   was   not   itself   perceived   by 

those whom it addressed�察�its coming close to such persons was invariably 

attended by some trepidation or disturbance on their part。 It seemed to me 

as if it were prevented�察�by laws to which I was not amenable�察�from fully 

revealing   itself   to   others�察  �and   yet   as   if   it   could   invisibly�察  �dumbly�察  �and 

darkly overshadow their minds。 When the leading counsel for the defence 

suggested   that   hypothesis   of   suicide�察  �and   the   figure   stood   at   the   learned 



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gentleman's elbow�察�frightfully sawing at its severed throat�察�it is undeniable 

that the counsel faltered in his speech�察�lost for a few seconds the thread of 

his   ingenious   discourse�察  �wiped   his   forehead   with   his   handkerchief�察  �and 

turned extremely pale。 When the witness to character was confronted by 

the   Appearance�察  �her   eyes   most   certainly   did   follow   the   direction   of   its 

pointed finger�察�and rest in great hesitation and trouble upon the prisoner's 

face。 Two additional illustrations will suffice。 On the eighth day of the trial�察�

after the pause which was every day made early in the afternoon for a few 

minutes' rest and refreshment�察�I came back into Court with the rest of the 

Jury some little time before the return of the Judges。 Standing up in   the 

box    and   looking    about    me�察  �I  thought    the  figure   was    not  there�察  �until�察�

chancing   to   raise   my   eyes   to   the   gallery�察  �I   saw   it   bending   forward�察  �and 

leaning over a very decent woman�察�as if to assure itself whether the Judges 

had    resumed      their  seats   or   not。  Immediately       afterwards     that  woman 

screamed�察�fainted�察�and was carried out。 So with the venerable�察�sagacious�察�

and patient Judge who conducted the trial。 When the case was over�察�and he 

settled himself and his papers to sum up�察�the murdered man�察�entering by 

the Judges' door�察�advanced to his Lordship's desk�察�and looked eagerly over 

his   shoulder   at   the   pages   of   his   notes   which   he   was   turning。 A  change 

came over his Lordship's face�察�his hand stopped�察�the peculiar shiver�察�that I 

knew so well�察�passed over him�察�he faltered�察 �Excuse me�察�gentlemen�察�for a 

few moments。 I am somewhat oppressed by the vitiated air�察─�and did not 

recover until he had drunk a glass of water。 

     Through all the monotony of six of those interminable ten days��the 

same Judges and others on the bench�察�the same Murderer in the dock�察�the 

same lawyers at the table�察�the same tones of question and answer rising to 

the   roof   of   the   court�察  �the   same   scratching   of   the   Judge's   pen�察  �the   same 

ushers going   in   and out�察 �the same   lights   kindled   at the   same   hour   when 

there had been any natural light of day�察�the same foggy curtain outside the 

great   windows   when   it   was   foggy�察  �the   same   rain   pattering   and   dripping 

when it was rainy�察�the same footmarks of turnkeys and prisoner day after 

day on the same sawdust�察�the same keys locking and unlocking the same 

heavy doors��through all the wearisome monotony which made me feel as 

if I had been Foreman of the Jury for a vast cried of time�察�and Piccadilly 



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had   flourished   coevally  with   Babylon�察  �the   murdered   man   never lost   one 

trace of his distinctness in my eyes�察�nor was he at any moment less distinct 

than anybody else。 I must not omit�察�as a matter of fact�察�that I never once 

saw the Appearance which I call by the name of the murdered man look at 

the Murderer。 Again   and   again   I   wondered�察  �Why  does   he   not�拭─  �But   he 

never did。 

     Nor did he look at me�察�after the production of the miniature�察�until the 

last closing   minutes of   the  trial  arrived。 We   retired   to   consider�察 �at   seven 

minutes before ten at night。 The idiotic vestryman and his two parochial 

parasites gave us so much trouble that we twice returned into Court to beg 

to have certain extracts from the Judge's notes re´read。 Nine of us had not 

the smallest doubt about those passages�察�neither�察�I believe�察�had any one in 

the Court�察�the dunder´headed triumvirate�察�having no idea but obstruction�察�

disputed them for that very reason。 At length we prevailed�察�and finally the 

Jury returned into Court at ten minutes past twelve。 

     The murdered man at   that time stood directly opposite the   Jury´box�察�

on the other side of the Court。 As I took my place�察�his eyes rested on me 

with   great   attention�察  �he seemed   satisfied�察 �and   slowly  shook   a great   gray 

veil�察  �which   he   carried   on   his   arm   for   the   first   time�察  �over   his   head   and 

whole form。 As I gave in our verdict�察 �Guilty�察─�the veil collapsed�察�all was 

gone�察�and his place was empty。 

     The Murderer�察�being asked by the Judge�察�according to usage�察�whether 

he had   anything to   say before  sentence of Death should be passed upon 

him�察�indistinctly muttered something which was described in the leading 

newspapers of the following day as ;a few rambling�察�incoherent�察�and half´ 

audible words�察 �in   which   he  was   understood to   complain   that  he  had   not 

had a fair trial�察�because the Foreman of the Jury was prepossessed against 

him。;    The   remarkable     declaration    that  he   really   made   was   this�此  �MY 

LORD�察  �I   KNEW  I   WAS A  DOOMED   MAN�察  �WHEN THE   FOREMAN 

OF     MY    JURY     CAME      INTO     THE    BOX。     MY    LORD�察     �I  KNEW      HE 

WOULD NEVER LET ME OFF�察�BECAUSE�察�BEFORE I WAS TAKEN�察�

HE SOMEHOW GOT TO MY BEDSIDE IN THE NIGHT�察�WOKE ME�察�

AND PUT A ROPE ROUND MY NECK。; 



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