The trial was two months off. The public was primed. Hardly a day went by that the Stevenson boy didnt run something in the paper. They ate it up. They were anxious to see the show--it's their only chance to see 'live' actors. Generally speaking, they wanted to see Eustis get the chair. There is nothing unusual about that: they are bloodthirsty enough by nature. Besides, it meant another show, at least an epilog, though it's true the audience would be limited and tickets hard to get. Mainly, though--bloodthirstiness aside--their reaction was based on envy. Eustis had done things they had always wanted to do, beyond the pale, but didnt dare.