So My Wordy And Esteemed Friends And Coadshutors I Should Esteem It One Great Favour If You Would Adshudge That The Man Should Be Let Off This One Time.

If, however, you deem it inexpedient to let the man off, then of course the man must be hung,

For I shall not presume to set my opinions and judgments against your opinions and judgments, which are far better than my own.' Then the other big wigs did look very big and solemn, and did shake their heads and did whisper to one another that they were afraid the matter could not be done. At last, however, they did come to the conclusion that as Tom had said that he had known the fellow once to be one domm'd honest man, and as they had a great regard for Tom, who was one domm'd good magistrate and highly respectable gentleman with whom they were going to dine the next day - for Tom I must tell you was in the habit of giving the very best dinners in all Shire Brecon - it might not be incompatible with the performance of their duty to let the man off this one time, seeing as how the poor fellow had probably merely made one slight little mistake. Well: to make the matter short, the man was let off with only a slight reprimand, and left the court. Scarcely, however, had he gone twenty yards, when Tom was after him, and tapping him on the shoulder said:

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