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Influenced
by
this
hope
,
Calhoun
regains
courage
;
and
with
an
air
of
indifference
,
more
assumed
than
real
,
he
rides
out
into
the
open
prairie
--
close
followed
by
Zeb
Stump
on
his
critter
--
the
dead
body
of
Henry
Poindexter
bringing
up
the
rear
!
Forsaken
by
two-thirds
of
its
spectators
--
abandoned
,
by
one-half
of
the
jury
--
the
trial
taking
place
under
the
tree
is
of
necessity
interrupted
.
There
is
no
adjournment
of
the
Court
--
only
an
interregnum
,
unavoidable
,
and
therefore
tacitly
agreed
to
.
The
interlude
occupies
about
an
hour
;
during
which
the
judge
smokes
a
couple
of
cigars
;
takes
about
twice
that
number
of
drinks
from
the
bottle
of
peach
brandy
;
chats
familiarly
with
the
counsel
,
the
fragment
of
a
jury
,
and
such
spectators
as
,
not
having
horses
,
or
not
caring
to
give
them
a
gallop
,
have
stayed
by
the
tree
.
There
is
no
difficulty
in
finding
a
subject
of
conversation
.
That
is
furnished
by
the
incident
that
has
just
transpired
--
strange
enough
to
be
talked
about
not
only
for
an
hour
,
but
an
age
.
The
spectators
converse
of
it
,
while
with
excited
feelings
they
await
the
return
of
those
who
have
started
on
the
chase
.
They
are
in
hopes
that
the
Headless
Horseman
will
be
captured
.
They
believe
that
his
capture
will
not
only
supply
a
clue
to
the
mystery
of
his
being
,
but
will
also
throw
light
on
that
of
the
murder
.
There
is
one
among
them
who
could
explain
the
first
--
though
ignorant
of
the
last
.
The
accused
could
do
this
;
and
will
,
when
called
upon
to
continue
his
confession
.
Under
the
direction
of
the
judge
,
and
by
the
advice
of
his
counsel
,
he
is
for
the
time
preserving
silence
.
After
a
while
the
pursuers
return
;
not
all
together
,
but
in
straggling
squads
--
as
they
have
despairingly
abandoned
the
pursuit
.
