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Cordin ' to law , '' he added , `` the prizners has a right to ax the jury questions , and to object to 'em if they does n't pan out all right . But I hope we 'll git along faster 'n we 've been doin ' else this yar trial will last from July to eternity . '' As Mr. Willett did not know any of the men who were called to act as jurors , he judged their fitness for the position by their appearance , and so he offered objections to only two , and they were drunk . It was already noon when the judge declared that all the preliminaries were over , and that he was now prepared to go on with the trial in earnest , `` and have justice did to the livin ' and the dead . '' The delight of Sam Willett and his friends at being out of the great cañon compensated them in part for the severe trials through which they had recently passed , and with the disappearance of the stupendous walls of the Colorado they believed all their troubles would vanish . Daylight convinced them that they had encamped for the night in a spot that seemed like an Eden when compared with their recent resting-places , though back from the charming little valley the rocks rose straight up to a height nearly as great as those of the main river . Hungry people care more for the quantity than the variety of their food , and so the boys made a hearty breakfast of the goodly supply of broiled rabbits , and then started to find a way out of the valley .