88 GOING TO COURT.

stairs turned at right angles once oF twice,
and then conducted them to a landing where
there was a large double door.

“This is the court-room, I suppose,” said
Jonas, taking hold of the latch of the door.

But he could not open it; it was locked.

The boys peeped through the key-hole,
and saw a sort of low, long pulpit at the
opposite end. In front of the pulpit was a
desk, with a seat behind. it.

“O, what a long pulpit!’ said Rollo.

“Pulpit!” said Jonas ; “that is not the
pulpit. That is the bench, where the judges
mt.” ;

“Js it?” said Rollo; ‘and what is that
desk before it?”

“That is where the clerks sit, and write
down every thing that is done in court.”

“Do they?” said Rollo; ‘what, every
thing ?”

“ Pretty much, I believe,” said Jonas.

Rollo could see some seats in the middle
of the floor of the court-house, through the
key-hole ; but he could not see at all, at the
sides, the key-hole was so small. Presently,
Jonas proposed that they should go up
another flight of stairs still, for there was