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LESSON XIV.—Judicial.

1. I want to summons this man.
2. He is a thief, and has stolen things of mine.
3. Have you any witnesses?
4. I have witnesses; they haven't come yet.
5. Issue subpoenas for them to come.
6. Where is the constable?
7. He is at the goal
8. This is the yamen.
9. What yamen?
10. The Consul's yamen (the Consulate).
11. Who is the present Consul?
12. Mr. F———. (lit. Mr. Buddha).
13. Send this bottle to the Commissioner of Customs.
14. Today a man came with a petition.
15. The plaintiff's case is weak (lit. his right is short).
16. The defendant's case is strong (lit. his right is long).
17. I will decide this case tomorrow.
18. You seem to me to be both in the wrong.
19. Give back this petition.
20. Tomorrow I shall issue a Proclamation,
21. Forbidding people to gamble.
22. If they don't obey it, they will certainly be punished.
23. The gate-keeper is too old.
24. I have business today.
25. I have never done this business before.
26. This kind of case is very frequent.
27. Take down his deposition.
28. His evidence is not true.
29. Did he see this affair?
30. He did not see it himself.
31. How does he know about it?
32. He heard people talking of it.