Diary of a Judge Being Trials of Life Compiled from the Note-Book of a Recently Deceased Judge (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ..." The old soap-boiler." ' "'3." Moulles had once or twice heard this appellation before, and actually suspected it applied to himself. The question, therefore, was doubly strange, and his countenance bespoke the-puzzling state of his mental reflections. The party perceived this. "mu "Jean, bring the postilion's whip here; we 'l1 make him speak, or, d-'-n him, we 'll flay him " "33 Now, poor Victor was fully aware that a postilion'sl whip in France is very little short of a knout in. Russia. He therefore very demurely offered to give every information in his power, provided they would have the goodness just to tell him what they meant. ' " Where is the body of the victim? where is the unfortunate creature, Monsieur Moulles? Answer quickly " And they gave their captive another shake." Now, it seems nobody could answer their questioni better than Victor. He too well knew where he was:1 but really their question seemed so odd, he paused form a moment ere he replied. At length he stammered out, " I 'm here " ' This answer, however, so beautifully simple in itself, did not appear to satisfy his tormentors, amongst whom he perceived at least two of the vaiters who had so qhsequiously waited on him at dinner the night before, whose rude conduct now astonished him the more. " We know you 're here," said one of them; " we 've gotiyou. here, and mean to keep you. But that has nothing to do with it: for the last time we ask you, where 's the corpse?" fl, .ff Whose corpse?T' whiningly interrogated Moulles.--5 " The corpse of Monsieur Moulles to be sure," replied the waiter. rl',1.'his was a poser. T...