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against the face of all the facts, acting contrary to all the evidence given.
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the clearest charge . Before allowing the jury to leave the court to go to a secret room to confer over the case, the judge usually summarizes the whole case from the evidence submitted and charges the jury to deliberate carefully over the case, sometimes even suggesting very strongly what verdict is expected.
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reporters, newspaper representatives.
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simultaneous verdict . The usual practice calls for the jurors to retire to another room and there consult together over the verdict. Such consultations may last for hours; some have lasted for days. In this particular instance, the jurors remained where they sat, and without consulting among one another they returned a judgment, a verdict; of Not Guilty . They thus freed both father and son from the accusation of guilt.
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winked at, seemed to overlook; pretended not to see; did not pay attention to.
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manifest iniquity, the great injustice that was so evident; the miscarry of justice that was so clearly shown.
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privily, privately; secretly without letting others know.
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his Lordship’s, the judge’s. Judges are addressed by the title of Lords.
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took wing, spread; became known to all.
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enormously dear, very expensive; tremendously costly.
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insurance offices, business concerns that, for a stipulated consideration, a sum of money called the premium, undertake to indemnify or guarantee another person against loss. According to Lamb, the insurance offices had to stop doing business.
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Why?
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sage, a profoundly wise man.
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Locke, John （1632-1704）, the English philosopher, who wrote the “Essay Concerning Human Understanding.”
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consuming, burning; setting afire.
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dress, prepare. You dress a chicken by taking off all of its feathers and cleaning up its insides.
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rude form, primitive, very simple, coarse form.
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gridiron, a barred metal utensil for broiling food over coals.
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spit, slender, pointed rod to hold roasting meat.
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Questions
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1. Point out the elements of humor in the title and the first three sentences.
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2. How did Bo-bo happen to set fire to the cottage?
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3. How did Bo-bo discover that roast pig is good to eat?
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4. Why was Ho-ti filled with horror at the sight of his son eating pig? 5. How did Ho-ti become converted to pig eating?
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6. Why did Ho-ti want the new food kept a secret?
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