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Says the justice then : `` But I think you said a moment ago that the best nurses were those who _ had _ killed their children ? '' Oh , but the justice was not of a mind to go against Fru Heyerdahl , not in the least -- he was as humane as could be himself , a man as gentle as a priest . When the advocate for the Crown put a few questions to the witness afterwards , the justice sat for the most part making notes on some papers . The proceedings lasted only till a little over noon ; there were few witnesses , and the case was clear enough . Axel Ström sat hoping for the best , then suddenly it seemed as if the advocate for the Crown and Fru Heyerdahl were joining forces to make things awkward for him , because he had buried the body instead of notifying the death . He was cross-examined somewhat sharply on this point , and would likely enough have come out badly if he had not all at once caught sight of Geissler sitting in the court . Ay , 't was right enough , Geissler was there .