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"A criminal action for slander and assault is always an interesting one," continued the man in the corner, after a while, "as it always argues an unusual amount of personal animosity on the part of the plaintiff.
"In this case, of course, public interest was roused to its highest pitch. Practically, though Captain Markham was the prosecutor, he would stand before his fellow-citizens after this action either as an innocent man, or as one of the most dastardly scoundrels this nation has ever known.