30/32 Their names--especially under all the circumstances--will carry a peculiar weight. I may say everything, in the first instance--the weight, the first effect of the petition--depends on them. Well, then, I leave it in your hands. No time should be lost after the sentence. As to the grounds of our plea, I shall, of course, lay them down in court to the best of my ability." "I shall be there," she interrupted. |