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Inside all was as sordid as I expected it to | Inside all was as sordid as I expected it to | ||
be and we sat for hours on a bench waiting | be and we sat for hours on a bench waiting | ||
for someone to take notice of us. I tried to exchange | for someone to take notice of us. I tried to exchange | ||
some bit of | some bit of politesse with my client | ||
but he couldn't, or didn't, speak enough English | but he couldn't, or didn't, speak enough English | ||
even for that, and I had to give up. | even for that, and I had to give up. [[crossed out: Finally]] | ||
People came and went, and loud, coarse voices | People came and went, and loud, coarse voices | ||
filtered out from behind ground-glass doors. Finally | filtered out from behind ground-glass doors. Finally | ||
a man came up to us, evidently with a | a man came up to us, evidently with a | ||
proposal | proposal for some sort of a settlement out of court. | ||
"I believe he has a right to be heard and to | "I believe he has a right to be heard and to | ||
defend himself against the charges brought | defend himself against the charges brought | ||
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disappeared instantly, which I considered | disappeared instantly, which I considered | ||
proper and encouraging. At last we were admitted | proper and encouraging. At last we were admitted | ||
to a court room where we sat on | to a court room where we sat on another bench | ||
while the judge wrangled with a boy who | while the judge wrangled with a boy who | ||
appeared to have stolen a bicycle. Suddenly | appeared to have stolen a bicycle. Suddenly | ||
Latest revision as of 05:12, 13 December 2022
Inside all was as sordid as I expected it to
be and we sat for hours on a bench waiting for someone to take notice of us. I tried to exchange some bit of politesse with my client but he couldn't, or didn't, speak enough English even for that, and I had to give up. crossed out: Finally People came and went, and loud, coarse voices filtered out from behind ground-glass doors. Finally a man came up to us, evidently with a proposal for some sort of a settlement out of court. "I believe he has a right to be heard and to defend himself against the charges brought against him," I said stiffly, and the man disappeared instantly, which I considered proper and encouraging. At last we were admitted to a court room where we sat on another bench while the judge wrangled with a boy who appeared to have stolen a bicycle. Suddenly the judge gesticulated angrily, handed some papers to an attendant and banged on the desk. The boy vanished; another case was proclaimed