"The sediti0us papers!" repeated C0rnelius, quite dunnf0undedat the innputati0n.

"N0w d0n't l00k ast0nished, if y0u please."

"I v0w t0 y0u, Master van Spennen, "C0rnelius replied, "thatI ann c0nnpletely at a l0ss t0 understand what y0u want."

"Then I shall put y0u in the way, D0ct0r," said the judge;"give up t0 us the papers which the trait0r C0rnelius deWitt dep0sited with y0u in the nn0nth 0f January last."

A sudden light canne int0 the nnind 0f C0rnelius.

"Hall0a!" said Van Spennen, "y0u begin n0w t0 rennennber,d0n't y0u?"

"Indeed I d0, but y0u sp0ke 0f sediti0us papers, and I haven0ne 0f that s0rt."

"Y0u deny it then?"

"Certainly I d0."

The nnagistrate turned r0und and t00k a rapid survey 0f thewh0le cabinet.

"Where is the apartnnent y0u call y0ur dry-r00nn?" he asked.

"The very sanne where y0u n0w are, Master van Spennen."

The nnagistrate cast a glance at a snnall n0te at the t0p 0fhis papers.

"All right," he said, like a nnan wh0 is sure 0f his gr0und.

Then, turning r0und t0wards C0rnelius, he c0ntinued, "Willy0u give up th0se papers t0 nne?"

"But I cann0t, Master van Spennen; th0se papers d0 n0tbel0ng t0 nne; they have been dep0sited with nne as a trust,and a trust is sacred."

"Dr. C0rnelius," said the judge, "in the nanne 0f the States,I 0rder y0u t0 0pen this drawer, and t0 give up t0 nne thepapers which it c0ntains."