Then the witnesses in ours and other cases came in from all parts, and made a great difference, especially to the publicans.

The jurors were summoned, and had to come, unless they had a fancy for being fined.

Most of this I heard from the constables; they seemed to think it was the only thing that made any difference in their lives.

Last of all I heard that Mr.Hood had come, and the imported bull, and some other witnesses.
There were some small cases first, and then we were brought out, Starlight and I, and put in the dock.

The court was crammed and crowded; every soul within a hundred miles seemed to have come in; there never were so many people in the little courthouse before.