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LESSON XIV.—Judicial.
- I want to summon this man.
- He is a thief, and has stolen things of mine.
- Have you any witnesses?
- I have witnesses; they haven’t come yet.
- Issue subpoenas for them to come,
- Where is the constable?
- He is at the gaol.
- This is the yamen.
- What yamen?
- The Consul’s yamen (the Consulate).
- Who is the present Consul?
- Mr, F——. (lit. Mr. Buddha).
- Send this bottle to the Commissioner of Cusoms
- Today a man come with a petition.
- The plaintiff’s case is weak(lit. his right is short).
- The defendant's case is strong (lit. his right is long.
- I will decide this case tomorrow.
- You seem to me to be both in the wrong,
- Give back this petition.
- Tomorrow I shall issue a Proclamation,
- Forbidding people to gamble.
- If they don’t obey it, they will certainly be punished.
- The gate-keeper is too old.
- I have business today.
- I have never done this business before.
- This kind of case is very frequent.
- Take down his deposition.
- His evidence is not true.
- Did he see this affair?
- He did not see it himself.
- How does he know about it?
- He heard people talking of it.