It was seen that hard worked prisoners would not wish to return to the prison, with solitary confinement giving them time to reflect on past misdeeds.

In the meantime there is bread, water, and fresh straw; and that is all a prisoner can wish for.

The soldier replied that he was, and that he had given orders to be informed if the prisoner wished to speak to him.

Except for the prison guards, medical team and executioner, the only persons present were the prosecutor (not the judges) and, if the prisoner wished, a priest.

"This prisoner wishes to report the coats to be lice-ridden," Rebeka said, keeping her head down.

He was not in the least interested in any question his prisoner might wish to ask, and felt it high time he reduced this independent wastrel to his proper place.

There were illusions of any place that the prisoners wished to imagine.

Four pages later, when writing about Aylesbury Bridewell, he said, 'the prisoners here wished that the magistrates had made rules also for them'(Howard 1792: 149).

The prisoner, only now informed of the presence of his servant, wished to speak to him, but the latter enjoined silence.

If the prisoners wish to publicize their treatment at the hands of the C.I.A., they will probably get an opportunity later, if and when they are charged with war crimes as President Bush has promised.