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and try and indice then to tako stupa
to prevent any more of the general public from cominy:
on board.
I found the Prefact, spistrate and throu Excrebaries
ensconced in a small room and in a rather perturbed state.
They acceded to my requent and set out orders to the
police, but demod very anxios to do nothing which might
irritate the people and lewi to a disturbance. They socmedi
to consider that it was absolutely necessary that the
Magistrate or come other officials should see the body in
the presence of Dr. Davenport before it was removed off
the ship. Nothing else, they said, could satisfy the pouple,
I ropeated that there was no objection to their couing
on board, unofficially, to look at the body, but that it
should be removed immediately afternardo and the inquest
conducted elsomhore.
I then returned on board and consilved "aptain Lloyd,
pointing out to him that Dr. import's arrival might be
indefinitely delayed, and that the crowd on board, although
merely curious just yet, might at any moment become ugly.
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