to withold
the letter for
d.
time, as it
for
was
possible the necessity for
it
night pass away
I informed
the
Chief Justice of
this; I was
I was anxious
to avoid
sion
for
scandal and
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leave and thus place myself
in a position, from which it would
have been very difficult to withdraw,
in order
to make his demand for
There was
something which
I considered base and
dishonourable
about this that I hesitated to believe
although the Chief Justice had insulted
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grievously than
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inert
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him capable of such
a
trick and
his
had done before
was willing to forgive and let matters rest if only
I was allowed to retire without too much loss. I ascertained however that the Chief Justice when he
was in a placable mood
contemplated extorting from
arr
had it not been that
subsequent conduct justified my suspicion I should not have believed it possible.
as he had done
to attempt to trick
found my
the
apology in
A
ddition to the withdrawal
of my
for
only waiting my application
letter and was
to make
for
ou
Jo treat
re
re
thing,
was another
night have been the
effect of incipient insanity or mental infirmity
was inclined to think
it