"And on the morrow Justine died. Elizabeth's heart-rending eloquence failed to move the judges from their settled conviction in the criminality of the saintly sufferer." - pg. 60
First, I find irony in Justine's name. I find it funny that her name has the word just in it and she seems to have been unjustly accused. The evidence incriminating her is fairly circumstantial and besides the locket, not much can incriminate her. Even Elizabeth begged to let her off innocent, but for some reason, not even this could move the judges. I was appalled at their lack of thoroughness in the matter. She was clearly judged prematurely. I have yet to learn if she did murder or not, but either way it was a premature decision. I found it particularly rash that they jumped straight to capital punishment. Poor Justine didn't stand a chance against an unjust legal system. Unfortunately, since she is dead, there is no way to reverse the judgement.
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