Book 3, Chapter 26: The Adjourned Inquiry

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠The second sitting of the inquest was a much more portentous affair than the first. The large room, or hall, in which it was held was nearly full when I entered, and it was evident that a considerable proportion of the occupants were spectators, attracted hither, no doubt, by the picturesque comments of the newspapers. But besides these were a number of persons connected with the inquiry. Behind t