He asked by whom the evil had come.
"Surely not the judge ?" "No," said Steel, with emphasis.

"Not that I have it for a fact, but I would put a thousand pounds upon his charity and his discretion in such a matter.

A kinder and a sounder man does not exist, though I say it who never met him in my life.

But I heard every word of my wife's trial, and I know the way the judge took the case.

There were a heap of women witnesses, and her counsel was inclined to bully them; it was delightful to see the fatherly consideration that they received as compensation from the bench." Langholm's breath was taken away.