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Blake hi
that evening afford. I think conclusive proof that I did not prepare His Excellency for conduct on
the part of Huffam I had myself
Mr Wotton as well.
no reason
declined to undertake Huffam's defence.
to anticipate
ad
myself.
lof
at about ten
16.
On the following morning going to my office Huffram
instead
carme
o'clock to
first things he told me was,
left
my private residence and one
I had that after
him on the previous evening
he had seen his Doctor, who finding
him much out of -
health had advised him to take a rest of a few
days
of the
at olacao. This I Know to be perfectly true, the advice however having been tendered
-ignorance of Wuffam's position. Our interview
in
1.2
this cocasion lasted for fully an hour, and
although mainly employed in endeavours by
Ame
to wring from him the real truth as to the
loss of the money, the pros: and cons : with reference to his following his medical-man's advice were discussed. In point of fact all I could to dissuade him from doing
I said.
so, but
insincerity
the man's weakness, shiftiness and inse
impressed
me Do
strongly with a
feeling
as
0
to
his complete quilt, that I felt bound to tell him he would have no chance of acquittal if
he stayed to "face it out". In short I did my best to place matters in their buce light before, his judgment, and then left him entirely
take his
own course,
In
to
In no other sense than
to Mação,
this did I "advise" "Huffam to
go
and in no sense did the idea of his going
originate with me.
contrary, as J
On the contr
pointed out in m my private letter to the Acting