innocent
fellow-clerk,and
his
relations
with this
married
woman,which
will
render it
difficult
for you to
attach too
much
importance
to such
pleading.
I ask
you,in
short,gentlemen,for
that
verdict of
guilty
which,in
the
circumstances,I
regard you
as,unfortunately,bound
to record.
Letting
his eyes
travel
from the
JUDGE and
the jury
to
FROME,he
sits down.
THE
JUDGE.[Bending
a little
towards
the
jury,and
speaking
in a
business-like
voice]Gentlemen,you
have heard
the
evidence,and
