"Holohan! Maria Holohan!" reiterates the clerk.
But Maria comes not.
"Call her in the corridor," directs the judge to the officer at the door.
There is a sudden silence in the court-room. No response is heard outside.
The assistant district attorney says something to the judge, who nods to the clerk.
"Maria Holohan, come forth and answer pursuant to the terms of your recognizance or your recognizance will be forfeited," shouts that official.
There is no reply.
"Terence Holohan, bring forth Maria Holohan, for whom you are bound pursuant to the terms of your recognizance, or your recognizance will be forfeited," solemnly intones the clerk.
Terence arises and comes slowly forward from where he has been sitting.