Excerpt from The Seething Pot The December afternoon darkened rapidly over the crowd which had gathered round the court-house door. Inside the gloom prevented men from seeing each other's faces, and lights were sent for before the last act of the day's drama commenced. Two candles were brought and set upon the table before the judge, They illuminated the papers which lay before him, made his robes and wig visible, and even cast a few straggling rays upon the face of the prisoner. The rest of the court seemed only darker for their presence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.