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in a
professional capasity,
or to charge a fee, and
that as a matter of fact I have not done so. Had
I undertaken Huffam's defence, which I
iltimately refused to do, I should only
done so, in accordance with
praštice, upon
5.
my
have
invariable.
inv
instructions from a solicitor. During the discussion I also well ...__ remember that a good deal of surprise expressed that Huffam had ever returned from
the trip to England he had recevitly
had not run an
away
Foller said in a
"doesn't. go,
Jo, or
On leaving
was
taken, and
while he had time, and Mr
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I wonder he
half jotting way
&
I should advise him to go to Maxao".
Mr Sharp's Office I promised to
inform either Mr. Joller or Mr. Wotton of the
result of my
interview with Huffam, and it was understood that those gentlemen would
по за
: morning bring the matter before the -..
in the morning
proper authorities.
9.
With this discussion running
mind. I shortly afterwards ment to Huiffim's
house, and it was
erv
route there Imel NVṛ
Cecil Clementi Smith and had with him the
few chance words which have been
my
incorporated
into the "sealed document. " prepared by W. Smith which Mr Snowden subsequently opened with so much formality.
in the presence of the Captain
Superintendent of Polise.
10.
I have
no reason to
quarrel
with Mr.
Smith's account of what I told him at thiès --
interview save in so
ir as he allows it to appear
-far
that I seriously proposed to advise Huffam "if
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anything was wrong to go to stusse. In point of
fact,
I used the
expression
in the
same sense as