Andtherehealwayswastobeseen，lookingandlisteningwithallhismight。Hiswifefelteasythathewouldnotbewantingherathomeuntilthetrialwasended。Maryneverletgoherclutchedholdontherails。Shewantedthemtosteadyher，inthatheaving，whirlingcourt。Shethoughtthefeelingofsomethinghardcompressedwithinherhandwouldhelphertolisten，foritwassuchpain，suchwearypaininherhead，tostrivetoattendtowhatwasbeingsaid。Theywereallatsea，sailingawayonbillowywaves，andeveryonespeakingatonce，andnooneheedingherfather，whowascallingonthemtobesilent，andlistentohim。Thenagain，forabriefsecond，thecourtstoodstill，andshecouldseethejudge，sittingupthere，likeanidol，withhistrappings，sorigidandstiff；andJem，opposite，lookingather，asiftosay，amItodieforwhatyouknowyour。Thenshecheckedherself，andbyagreatstrugglebroughtherselfroundtoaninstant’ssanity。Buttheroundofthoughtneverstoodstill；andoffshewentagain；
andeverytimeherpowerofstrugglingagainstthegrowingdeliriumgrewfainterandfainter。Shemutteredlowtoherself，butnooneheardherexceptherneighbour，MrsSturgis；allweretoocloselyattendingtothecasefortheprosecution，whichwasnowbeingwoundup。Thecounselfortheprisonerhadavoidedmuchcross-examination，reservingtohimselftherightofcallingthewitnessesforwardagain；forhehadreceivedsolittle，andsuchvagueinstructions，anunderstoodthatsomuchdependedontheevidenceofonewhowasnotforthcoming，thatinfacthehadlittlehopeofestablishinganythinglikeashowofadefence，andcontentedhimselfwithwatchingthecase，andlyinginwaitforanylegalobjectionsthatmightofferthemselves。Helaybackontheseat，occasionallytakingapinchofsnuff，inamannerintendedtobecontemptuous；nowandthenelevatinghiseyebrows，andsometimesexchangingalittlenotewithMrBridgenorthbehindhim。Theattorneyhadfarmoreinterestinthecasethanthebarrister，towhichhewasperhapsexcitedbyhispooroldfriendJobLegh；whohadedgedandwedgedhimselfthroughthecrowdclosetoMrBridgenorth’selbow，sentthitherbyBenSturgis，towhomhehadbeen“introduced“
byCharleyJones，andwhohadaccountedforMary’sdisappearanceontheprecedingday，andspokenoftheirchase，theirfears，theirhopes。AllthiswastoldinafewwordstoMrBridgenorth——sofew，thattheygavehimbutaconfusedidea，thattimewasofvalue；andthisbenamedtohiscounsel，whonowrosetospeakforthedefence。JobLeghlookedaboutforMary，nowhehadgained，andgiven，someideaofthepositionofthings。Atlasthesawher，standingbyadecent-lookingwoman，lookingflushedandanxious，andmovingherlipsincessantlyasifeagerlytalking；hereyesneverrestingonanyobject，butwanderingaboutasifinsearchofsomething。Jobthoughtitwasforhimshewasseeking，andhestruggledtogetroundtoher。Whenhehadsucceeded，shetooknonoticeofhim，althoughhespoke，toher，butstillkeptlookingroundandroundinthesamewild，restlessmanner。Hetriedtohearthelowquickmutteringsofhervoice，ashecaughttherepetitionofthesamewordsoverandoveragain。“Imustnotgomad。Imustnot，indeed。Theysaypeopletellthetruthwhenthey’remad；butIdon’t。Iwasalwaysaliar。Iwas，indeed；butI’mnotmad。Imustnotgomad。Imustnot，indeed。“SuddenlysheseemedtobecomeawarehowearnestlyJobwaslisteningwithmournfulattentiontoherwords，andturningsharprounduponhim，withupbraiding，forhiseaves-dropping，onherlips，shecaughtsightofsomething，——orsomeone，——who，eveninthatstate，hadpowertoarrestherattention；
andthrowingupherarmswithwildenergy，sheshriekedaloud，“Oh，Jem!Jem!you’resaved；andIammad——“andwasinstantlyseizedwithconvulsions。Withmuchcommiserationshewastakenoutofcourt，whiletheattentionofmanywasdivertedfromher，bythefierceenergywithwhichasailorforcedhiswayoverrailsandseats，againstturnkeysandpolicemen。Theofficersofthecourtopposedthisforciblemannerofentrance，buttheycouldhardlyinducetheoffendertoadoptanyquieterwayofattaininghisobject，andtellinghistaleinthewitness-box，thelegitimateplace。ForWillhaddweltsoimpatientlyonthedangerinwhichhisabsencewouldplacehiscousin，thatevenyetheseemedtofearthatbemightseetheprisonercarriedoff，andhung，beforehecouldpouroutthenarrativewhichwouldexculpatehim。AsforJobLegh，hisfeelingswereallbutuncontrollable；asyoumayjudgebytheindifferencewithwhichhesawMaryborne，stiffandconvulsedoutofcourt，inthechargeofthekindMrsSturgis，who，youwillremember，wasanutterstrangertohim。“She’llkeep!I’llnottroublemyselfabouther，“saidhetohimself，ashewrotewithtremblinghandsalittlenoteofinformationtoMrBridgenorth，whohadconjectured，whenWillhadfirstdisturbedtheawfultranquillityofthelife-and-deathcourt，thatthewitnesshadarrivedbetterlatethanneveronwhoseevidencerestedalltheslightchanceyetremainingtoJemWilsonofescapingdeath。Duringthecommotioninthecourt，amongallthecriesandcommands，thedismayandthedirections，consequentuponWill’sentrance，andpoorMary’sfearfulattackofillness，MrBridgenorthhadkepthislawyer-likepresenceofmind；andlongbeforeJobLegh’salmostillegiblenotewaspokedhim，hehadrecapitulatedthefactsonwhichWillhadtogiveevidence，andthemannerinwhichhehadbeenpursued，afterhisshiphadtakenherleaveoftheland。ThebarristerwhodefendedJemtooknewheartwhenhewasputinpossessionofthesestrikingpointstobeadduced，notsomuchoutofearnestnesstosavetheprisoner，ofwhoseinnocencehewasstilldoubtful，asbecausehesawtheopportunitiesforthedisplayofforensiceloquencewhichwerepresentedbythefacts；“agallanttarbroughtbackfromthepathlessoceanbyagirl’snobledaring，“thedangersoftoohastilyjudgingfromcircumstantialevidence，“etc。，etc。；whilethecounsellorfortheprosecutionpreparedhimselfbyfoldinghisarms，elevatinghiseyebrows，andputtinghislipsintheforminwhichtheymightbestwhistledownthewindsuchevidenceasmightbeproducedbyasubornedwitness，whodaredtoperjurehimself。
For，ofcourse，itisetiquettetosupposethatsuchevidenceasmaybegivenagainsttheopinionwhichlawyersarepaidtouphold，isanythingbutbasedontruth；and’“perjury，““conspiracy，“and“perilofyourimmortalsoul，“arelightexpressionstorowattheheadsofthosewhomayprovenotthespeaker，therewouldthenbesomeexcuseforthehastywordsofpersonalanger，butthehirerofthespeakertobewrong，ormistaken。ButwhenonceWillhadattainedhisend，andfeltthathistale，orpartofatale，wouldbeheardbyjudgeorjury；whenoncehesawJemstandingsafeandwellbeforehimeventhoughhesawhimpaleandcare-wornatthefelon’sbar，hiscouragetooktheshapeofpresenceofmind，andheawaitedtheexaminationwithacalm，unflinchingintelligence，whichdictatedtheclearestandmostpertinentanswers。Hetoldthestoryyouknowsowellhowhisleaveofabsencebeingnearlyexpired，hehadresolvedtofulfilhispromise，andgotoseeanuncleresidingintheIsleofMan；