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"M" Wilson had told him he would do
impuny
Thim all the
reason, and it is
the
very day
in his power for that
is unquestionably true that
when His Excellency had appointed him, Mor black did in His
Execallisci's presence, charge M. Miloss, with having just
accused him
of Coming
down
to deprive him of MC2 Bird's half salary-
A change which M Wilson did not
And His Excellency
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was
not at all
deny. prepared at
the
that M. blank did not put the
say
charge İletter
in
the
very
words woed in the
before the bouncil.
as
now
3: that, however, would in His Excellmu's
opinion make little difference except
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softening of a very selfish and incourteous cut to a gentleman who was only apurning
the duties which from the first Mo? Wilson had been told by the Governor,
would not be left with him "a moment
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longer than could be helped.
there could be
mo
doubt therefore
that, although cautiously worded, Wilson's exepilcination is
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explanation is entirely inaccurate.
whilst his attempt to mix up
the to
incident which occurres
occurred in the
in the Governor's
presence with that which he puts in
M
its place, namely that he did
say blank had heard at Shanghai that if
he
came down he would defrive. Mor Wilson of a half Salary
sulterfuge.
is a
He not only used the latter exprefsion but
the former also, and both with about equal twith whilst the bouncil Could