Book 26. (7 results) Witness of Gor (Context Quote)
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The tenth sounding of the bar still lingered over the city when a side door in the chamber opened and the court's clerk, with a folder and papers, entered.
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He spread these upon the table, that which was, as we were situated, to the right of the currently unoccupied desk of the praetor's officer.
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He and the fellow who had entered but shortly before conferred briefly over these papers.
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There were, it seemed, two sets of such papers.
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They were, it seemed, in order.
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I did not doubt but what one set was papers of the court, stamped with the sign of the court, and certified with the signature of a praetor's officer, if not the praetor himself.
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On copies of these papers the fellow who had but recently entered scribbled his signature.
The tenth sounding of the bar still lingered over the city when a side door in the chamber opened and the court's clerk, with a folder and papers, entered.
He spread these upon the table, that which was, as we were situated, to the right of the currently unoccupied desk of the praetor's officer.
He and the fellow who had entered but shortly before conferred briefly over these papers.
There were, it seemed, two sets of such papers.
They were, it seemed, in order.
I did not doubt but what one set was papers of the court, stamped with the sign of the court, and certified with the signature of a praetor's officer, if not the praetor himself.
On copies of these papers the fellow who had but recently entered scribbled his signature.
- (Witness of Gor, Chapter )