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"Aha!" said Osterood judicial fishes, bite directly! That is very well, you are now

in a good way! Only go on, and I will help you to find h-treason It will then be left to the mercy of

your eh-treason! Go on,

go on!"

But Munnich showed hies These never-ending questions, this ceaseless teasing about

trifles, exhausted his patience at last He wearied of continually

turning aside these laughably trivial accusations, of convincing his

judges of his innocence, andthem ashamed of the nature of the

proofs adduced

"Let it suffice," said he, at length to his judges; "after hours of vain

labor, you see that in this way you will never attain your end I will

propose to you a better and safer course Write down your questions, and

append to each the answer you desire n the

whole protocol and declare it correct"

"Are you in earnest?" joyfully asked the judges

"Quite in earnest!" proudly answered Munnich

They were shah to accept his offer; they troubled him with

no more questions, but wrote in the protocol such answers as would

best suit the purpose of his judges In these answers Munnich declared

hied