"And for the rest 'it shall be given ye in that hour, what ye shall speak,'" said Beatrice earnestly.
They all arose and left the table.
"Thank you, dearest Bee," said Ishmael, as he passed her.
"God aid you, Ishmael!" she replied fervently.
He hurried upstairs to collect his documents, and then hastened to the City Hall, where Mrs. Walsh and her children were to meet him.
He found them all in the ante-chamber of the courtroom, attended by a bodyguard composed of Reuben, Hannah, and the landlady.
He spoke a few encouraging words to his client, shook hands with the members of her party, and then took them all into the courtroom and showed them their places. The plaintiff was not present. The judges had not yet taken their seats. And the courtroom was occupied only by a few lawyers, clerks, bailiffs, constables, and other officials.
In a few minutes, however, the judges entered and took their seats; the crier opened the court, the crowd poured in, the plaintiff with his counsel made his appearance, and the business of the day commenced.
I shall not give all the details of this trial; I shall only glance at a few of them.
The courtroom was full, but not crowded; nothing short of a murder or a divorce case ever draws a crowd to such a place.