"No," he replied, "I am quite ignorant of the names of the jurymen."
"But they were called over before the trial commenced."
"Yes, that is the usual course, I believe, but I did not hear their names. Indeed, I paid no heed to them. Of what interest would they have been to me? Twelve strangers were twelve strangers; one was no different from the other."
"They were all strangers to you?" I asked, assuming a purposed carelessness of tone.
"Yes, every one of them."
"And you to them?"
"I suppose so. How could it have been otherwise?"
"But when they finally came back into court, and the foreman of the jury stated that they could not agree, you seemed surprised."
"Were you watching me?" he asked, suspiciously.
"Do you not think it natural," I said, in reply, "that every person's eyes at that moment should be turned upon you?"