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· FRIDAY · APRIL 20, 1928

RUSSELL CASE.

HUSBAND IN THE BOX. INCIDENTS OF MARRIED

LIFE.

WIFE'S "CONTEMPT;"'

THE CHINA MAIL.

or deed. It's your move, old thing, Mts. RUSSELL'S APPEAL and until you say the word amore. "AN AWFULLY NICE BABY.). cold and dietant husband you will

The wife wrote this 25 days after not neet externally, anyway-in-the birth of her child, counsel con ternally, no, never..

tinued

In a postscript he wrote :- If only I could feel my wife is happy, life would be perfect; but feel the edge is taken off everything, because I feel you hate me. I want you to promis me that you will tell me if I start going cracked like I did at Curzon-street,

That letter, said Bir Edward, was

man and a man who loves his wife to distraction ?"

HIS MOTHER'S VIEW.

MN. RUSSELL ON A DELUSION,

Dear John understand, from my soliitor that you' are now dony Iing that the baby in yours. Do not you think it is rather absurd to take this line? I know that you do not in your heart really and truly be live it. If nothing else, I have always been straight.

Mr. Bradley was being named as co-respondent.

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Sometime after Janity 8 or be fore the end of January, 1921, Mrs. Russell told her friend this: "If do have a child it shall not be John's.

A DUKE AS GODFATHER,

couch covered with a rug, and Mr. outs house, Oakley, his head- His wife visited there Mayor fed her with sweets. There quarters. was no doubt that their relationship two week-ends, but there was no was ono of affection.

cohabitation. 'Then they moved

Concluding his opening, Bir into No. 1, Curzon-street, where his Edward called the jury's attention wife began a dressmaking business to the vital interviews between the under the name of Christabel Rus parties and the lettens of June 28 sell, Ltd.

She wrote a letter to Miss Acton and 21. "If," he said, "that is Sir Edward: Was Mr. Mayer a on July 4 from Curzou-street, which the only explanation Mrs. Bussoll shapeholder in the business? Yes. was not altogether without its value, to give of the birth of the child, I ask you not to accept that ex- said. Sir Edward:

planation, and feel that you will be 'Inving Accy darling We will have to do something pricalise time. Johu, after evine bound to say that this child is it drastic for the sake of the baby. He ing the greatest delight over the Mr. Russell's and that Mrs. Russo is an awfully nice one. This serie child, and deciding oven that the has been guilty of adultery."

will.

"

WHEN HIS WIFE HAD TEARS IN HEN EYES.

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TREATED WITH CONTEMPT Mr. Russell said his wife was so often at her mother's flat to sloop that he objected. His wife said her nother was ill and was the only one

the cared for.

GLOVES:

THEIR HISTORY DOWN.

THE AGES. 7

Among the many treasures that ́ the tomb of Tutankhamen "have revealed, nothing has appealed more to popular imagination they the gloves that have been brought to light. There was first that- tiny one in linen that may have been worn by the monarch as a child,

The opening of the husdamnd's se was continued by counsel in the Russell case in mail week before Mr. Justica Hill and a special jury, Ti petition, is that of the Ilon. John Hugo Russch (con of Lord very human anc. "Am I justified

kept by his mother or nurse as a Ampthill), asking for the dissolu-ggesting," he asked the jury

He did various things in his flat, treasured relic, and, therefore, tion of his marriage on the ground that this is the letter of a gentle-ons situation is absurd, and it is up Duke of Bedford was to be a god-MR. RUSSELL IN THE BOX the biggest job being to clear out buried along with other things of the alleged adultery of his wife,

to us to riake, an effort. It is extra father, and writing pages of joy över

a room in the basement, remove the whose value may well have been the Hon. Mrs. Christabel Russell,

onlhary, how it changes one's out-our child, is now trying to divorce

Mr. Russell then went into the it a sitting-room. Mrs. Russell did

sinks and distemper it so se to make sentimental rather than intrinsic. with a man unknown, said to be the

As I have never done any look having a baby. I feel quite me

And now that the more detailed father of a male child born on Octo-

different about it all now and we thing he was not aware of, and witness-box. He told how before not always sleep at home. Some photographs are coming here, it is ber 15, 1921, Mr. Russell also The next step in the case was have got to think of him. Will you since I always told him (if only to their marriage his wife asked him to times she said she slept at her plain that the present fashionable alleged adultery with the co-respon- when Mr. Rosell went down to see for his sake, if not mine, still like annoy him) of all my firtations and promise that at first at any rate they mother's at Harington-gardens, sacque or long buttonless style was dent, Mr. Edgar Jacquard Mayer, his mother. They talked the nat-me a bit and start afresh? We frivolities, and he knows of all my would not have children, His One night she spent at the Bat of a vogue 3000 years ago. Perhaps si tot a well-io-th business man. ter over, and the belief which was have to chuck pride and try to make week-ends and such like terrible father did not come to the wedding Mr. Bradley (formerly a co-respon mare astonishing still is the dis

Counsel are ¦----

so great when the glamour of bis decent wont of home for the boy, indiscretions, I don't see that he has tut Lly Ampthill asked them both dent), where the next morning becovery of two or three further Incheon and they went next took her day clothes in response, to narvon thus describes:-"It is very examples, one of which Lord Car- For petitioner Sir Edward wife was upon him began to weaken. All the past will have to be washed leg to stand on. Marshall Hall, K.C., Mr. Bayford, The common practicil sense of his out and we inuat both try all we

I would rather the devil himself day.

a telephone message. It was un- peculiar. It is divided into three KA., and the Hon. Victor Russell; mother brought him round to feel

know.

was the father.

But it can't be He had never cousummated the true that he

burst into" his wife's sections-one for the thumb, ore for respondent: Mr. Patrick Hast that what his wife had told him was I am prepared to do so if you helped, and if I produce horror marriage in the full sense of the room, and he never entered without for the finger, and one necessarily ángs, R.C., Mrị Coten-Preedy, Mr. impossible. He was driven to an- You cannot have forgotten with sticking-out teeth and adenoids word.

knocking when she was there. After the armistico on the first

much larger for the other three T., O'Connor, and Mr. V. O other alternative-that the whole that you once did like me rather awe shall all feel pretty sure about

Sir Edward: How did your wife fingers. It is difficult to imagine night of a four weeks leave, though treat you at Curzon-street ?-With the use of this partitioning, but "Williams; for correspondent: Sit thing was a delusion, that his wife lot. 1. to, do not forget the baby its parentage. Ellis Home Williams, K.C., and was suffering from nerves, and was must have a lot of you with him. My solicitors are priceless, and they had been affectionate before, absolute contemptus if I never possibly they were driving gloves." not going to have a child. So You have only to nee him and see long for the fray. You will come his wife said she wished to Heaven oxisted, unless there was a job that Here again is evidence that there is wrote this letter:---

how esteily like you he is.-Yours doily, Ac, a.ake a box or what she had not married him, but later wanted doing..

little new under the sun, for the muinely if you will,

ever it is a the Russell v. Russell she clonged that, and added that it

At his parents' on December 18 glove without divisions for the If only I could take it seri took a long time to get used to and 19, 1920, as his bed was not fingers is favoured by the motor That letter, counsel said, was ously it would be more seemly, but people. During the four weeks made up, he slept in his wife's buil. man or air pilot of to-day. sent to Mr. Russell's solicitors, who for the last two days I have been they had a quarrel over her gaing They did not oven kiss. On Christ- DIVISIONS FOR THE FINGERS..

out dancing. He said the sort of mas Evo, 1920, she got very angry sent to Mrs. Russell's solicitors nak-in wildest hysterics over it.

There is no specific mention of His Lordship said commsel would This miracle may have occurred, ing that an appointment should be How I wish Freds and I had not who would take her out danc-when he wanted to kiss her.

gloves in the Bible, though they consider the matter.

After they returned to Curzon may have been part of the hosen but it is extremely unlikely. If you arranged at which Mrs. Russell "parted brass rage" no that we ing when he knew her husband was After consultation, Sir Edward are going to have a baby I can't be could he served with a divorce could share the ecstasy of the jest. on short, leave was no sort of man street he tried to do all he could far in which Shadrach, Meshach, and Marshall Hall said the jurors would the father. But I absolutely believe tition. The letter painted gut liveryone knows of it now, so I see for her to go out with. But sin his wife, and when he spoke about Abednego were cast into the Ipad at the rate of one guincs in you, and know that you are as that the serving of the petition lind no point in keeping it dark. Do went in spite of his remonstrance. their married relations she declared burning fiery furnace, suggests the for the whole case, the legal fee.true and honest a person as ever en postponed owing to the state think of the rows of "co's" lined up married man?I wanted.

What were your feelings as ait was all acting, and that she Daily Telegraph. But there are very had been acting from the first day allusions to them in Homer, Sir Edward, continuing his state was. You told ine festerday a fact of Mrs. fiussell's health, and that for the trial. ment for Mr. Russell, reminded the

inch to have a proper married life, of married life, but, she was fed Herodotus, and Xenophon, and it jars the previous evening he

and on the advice of friends bought up." and was not going to act any a book and sent it to her and asked more: had reached the interview between husband and wife on June 23, 1921

| her opinion about certain matters- Compel suggested Abe natural anst

the tse of preventives. She replied that she would not use them. This consequential results of the wife's

agreed with my views, and so the thing stopped.

Mr, Bush James.

Ar the sitting of the court tho Torenmn of the jury said, he under- stood this ense inst, jake some time, al the jurors thought it would be inly fair if they received special

Pemuteration,

statement were :—

That he had just discovered she was going to have a child. (SK

Dearest Chris-I have thought over the things you told me yester- day, and am now a bit clearer in my mind. Firstly, it is quite impossible for us to have a baby,

which I for one instant fuve never doubted, that you have never lived with other man. It absolutely inexplicable, and lust night, sinoming everything up, i feime to the conclusion that a nis

take has been made and that you jare not going to have a baby.

The letter went on to explain that!

has been told this by the fortune there was a form of nervous dis

feit

order which gave wonen the delu

That Mr. Russell was the fathersion that they were pregnant. Hej of the chibi;

therefore told her that it was very That it had come abia in conse-likely she id been misled. He queme of relations between her his hand and herself and that those relations must have been without the knowledge of eitime,

Or was die reshit of Hunnist

ber-ipes.

advised her to go and be examined more closely by a doctor. Conclud- fing the letter, he wrote:-

Best love, your own ever,

*

JOHN. The original draft of a sentener: in the letter was:-

Darling as been held lately for me, and I have had the hardest fight of my life to keep' POUND SLEEP-WALKING,", rotten thoughts at of my mind. I submit that these ipferencexpect you have been very iniser- are mresistible," said Sir Edward. J'able, too, since last Monday over This Fowaž;hi, them to consider what this inexplicable affair, and I cun was much by Himinish scenes.nly hope this letter will be rome Ms. Russell we apt to describe comfort to von. anybody who dit net do what she Watest as a Iun. But that was not the saUDE. Hunnish scene ment sothething totally distinct and apopt fras any modified form) Darling thing-I has been hell af gelaties hetween the complea of fate for you and me. bat list any time in the past. If that was night was worse than that. I won- suit accent, "I am going to have ader if you can understand the sort: chuld. It is your child. It is die of awful fight I had against rotten result of relations while you wen feelings and things last night: I avalking in your sleep and one of expect you have been through a Was meietas, Mr. Russell rotten time too since last Monday, said it was impossible.

and I supot help thinking this Tet- tee will case your tuind.

she had believed anything had lap between theni on Thur two nights in December, 1920, did

the jury think that she would may. Why, this happened when we we at Oakley in December!

Sir Edward said that letter was replied to by the wife next day, Saturday, June 25, 1921 :-

Dear Jolui-I think your second letter is absolutely inexplicable, to There was independent exjdene» i say the least of it. You mad better) on the subject, coutiset said. Ofcome up and see me, so that you June 27, 1921, Mrs. Russell said to can explain exactly what you mean, a friend: I have never done any- Wire me when you are coming, thing to be ashamed of in my life.

Cuius.

I don't mind having an illegitimate Mr. Ruggell telegraphed in reply child. I would rather it was any ane's but Jolin's, but as a muattes

fnel it is. Hie behaved like a Hun

him in his pyjamas is the street sleepwalking. Is it not curious? That is how it happened."

on June 27--

CROIS.

cree.

| Mr. & Mrs. John Hugo Russell and Postimee

From Curzon-street again Russell wrote :---

About the end of October his wife had a serious attack of pneumonia and pleurisy, and when she became convalescent be took her to Wemyss

Bay.

And you had a fairly good time? -Yes, it was the only happy time T had in my whole married life.

Mr. Russell added that on Christ- mas night, when he had to return to his ship, his wife was obviously very sorry that he was going away.

"It was the only time in my | life," he said, "that I saw her with

tears in her eyes.!"

His wife went, to Switzerland on her doctor's advice.

£050 A YEAR.

is of interest in connection with

the Egyptian discoveries to note

and Shoes," for gloves were found

About May, 1921. Mrs. Russell that the Persians wore fur gloves was cycle riding, horse riding, and with separate divisions for the playing lawn tennis and never told The gloves of the ancient King

fingers. hin she was expecting a child. At of Egypt will not be alone in the this time a letter was returned annals of rediscovered Royal hand through the dead letter office, whit-wear. There is a learned book by ten by his wife, beginning "Darling W. B. Redfert on "Royal Gloves Flick" and ending Yours, Chris. He was very angry and tore it up.

in the tomb of King John, und Sir Edward: Do you think any Henry 1. and Edward I had thein thing you could have said or dour placed on their hands for burial. would have prevented her going out Queen Elizabeth, who loved all the of an evening?-No, I do not think accessories that are dear to the anything short of chaining her down modern woman, including silk would have done it. (Laughter.) stockings, was presented when she He then consulted his uncle, the visited Cambridge in 1578, by the Hon, Victor Russell, and decided to Vice-Chancellor of the University, take proceedings to annul his ar with "a paire of gloves perfumed ringe, but withheld them as his and garnished with embroiderie wife's birthday was near. On that and goldsmithes wourke, price day he sent her fruit and flowers.

60s." Then come her request for an inter- view in Tonilon. Meanwhile she

What were your weans at that] hand written :- time? I had an allowance of £800

THE MAKING OF GLOVES.

There is an old proverb which

says that it takes three countries to

If you want a divorce you must produce a pair of gloves-Spain to

a year just started from my father take the necessary steps.

Fri provide the fine kid, France to do

and my pay as a naval lieutenant I were you I would get a job abroad the cutting, and England the sew- was 21s. 6d. a'day-approximately for a few years, and then when you ing. We are dependent now on £650 a year.

come back I may be rich enough to many lands for the skin, and there He was invited to join his wife share a place in the country. But is still a predilection for gloyes and her mother at a Swiss chalet if you prefer the idea of divorce you made in France for afternoon and and did so, Mr. Russell continued. must do it.

evening wear. He came back to London on?

On June 23, 1921, added Mr.

But the home manufactured March 15, and wrote many letters Russell, he met his wife in London, glove for practical uses-riding, to his wife, in reply to one of which when she spoke about his alleged driving, motoring, and general hard she wrote the screed of passion" sleep walking and that a fortune duction, and Yeovil, Worcester, and wear-is a highly creditable pro read the previous day.

teller had said she was pregnant,

Sir Edward: What was it you had put in your letter?

Mr. Russell said he had pointed

When he spoke of nullity proceed-comparison with what comes from other centres need have no fear of ings the seemed pleased, but he said the Continent. This was shown the coming baby put an end to that. just a year ago in the superb gift by out that marital relationship was When he left she said, "Good-bye, the Gloyers' Company of two dozen natural and nothing to be disgusted and thank you for being so nice pairs to Princess Mary on her mar about. If looked upon in a proper about it."'.

Believing what his wife had told

riage.

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light it could only be regarded as a

In fabric gloves we have been sacred and wonderirl thing.

him about the Humush scenes, hetess successful, and even a protęc fra. called him Mr. Mayer, and they

His wife went to Paris and had a wrote her a letter saying he would tive duty against the German talked only business together. good time. After her return they rather have midlocked himself to his manufacture has not made the My darling Acoy,-Of course Just before the wife went to fived at Harrington-gardens. About bed than that such a thing should home product any more than any Stilts (Mr. Hussell) can make, up a Switzerland in 1920 she mentioned this time he met Mr. Mayer. His have happened. When he reached other detail of dress can be looked thousand things against me without she had met Mr. Mayer in London, wife had told him that he had a Bedford be wrote to his wife saying at from the aspects of chivalry and No use my coming up mutil you going an inch out of his way, and it was not until May, 1920 that great admiration for her business she must have made a mistake in gallantry, ceremony and legalism give me of doctor and result of Entry week-end I have spent with Mr. Russell met him for the first capacity and was very friendly, call thinking she was going to have a to bridge the centuries, between John walked in his shop, and second interview as suggested in my and Gilbert (at his flat 1 stay- tile. Mrs. Russell was very angry ing her "Peggy," and that there baby. He had made up his minded and that shapely adornment of

what the tomb of Luxor has disclos found him in his sleep, and I found letter:

ed one night when I had lost my at Mr. Russell's interrupting what was no need for jealousy. Later if his wife was going to have a child the fair hands of to-day. JOHN. key, and G.. had to go out and sho said was a business talk; and she was angry with him for inter- he was not the father. It was not On June 28 something happened. "phone for Stifts to bring my clothes made him apologies. Mrs. Russell rupting a business conversation she until after he saw the announce No doctor's name had reached in the morning, so that I could gat said Mr. Mayer had been to ten, was having with Mayer.

ment of the birth of the child that Sir Edward went on to say that Oakley, and on that date Mr. Hart home again) and various others, and she had picked him up at his Mr. Russell, describing the atti-he started divorce proceedings. Mr. Russell would say that on June [Mrs. Russel's mother] rang up All this John knows about, in the offices in Egyptian House, Pictude of his wife towards him after Sir Edward Are you the father id like you; you would not agree?- no use asking you whether the child- 23 he believed in his wife absolute-Oakley on the telephone and eventu fullest details, so he has only got to cadilly, and dined with him. their marriage, aid, her attitude of that child?—No, ly. In that frame of mind he went ally had a conversation with Lady bring any one of these facts against Subsequently she mentioned that steadily became worse.

No, I would not.. She left to St. Patras Station, and while Ampthill, and Lady Ampthill made me and he has all the ovidence be Mr. Mayer had suggested that her old friends and took up with Hastings, K.C., for the wife, Mr. your Lordship's permission to bave Cross-examined by Mr. Patrick, Mr. Hastings: Lam going to ask there waiting for his train he wrote a memorandum of that conversation requires

bitherto their talka bad been on new friends. She took up the life Russell mid, he and his wife wore the baby taken into a smaller room a leller, which an

at the time. On the 20th a letter However, I have Johnson, my business matters, but be thought of a gadabout. He mentioned an convinced that their relations could so that the jury might see it. Dear Chris,After what you dated June 27 arrived. It ran:- maid, at Curzon-street, as a witness the time had come when their talks occasion when he occupied the same pot result in the birth of a child. have just told me ny brain is stilt

Referring to the photographe rather in a whirl; but I would like Mackenzie, of 26, Bedford-square. at all hours of the night, and he has character.

Dear John-My doctor is Dr that he used to burst into my room should be of a more amiable" bed with his wife. There were, At the last trial be heard evidence handed in, Sir. Edward asked: Are

however, no marital relations. you quite definitely to understand He says he wishes to see you.

which amounted to saying that the those the photographs which birth of a child was possible in the appeared in The Daily Mirror? one of two things which are, at any

CHIRIA.

circumstances. rate, absolutely clear in my mind..

In June, 1991, Mr. Hastings, interposing, took when he went to see his wife's DOCTOR AND A "'YARN,"

Mr. Hastings: I do not know. Firstly, although I was going to

Sir Edward: There was a strik- objection to this evidence on the doctor, ho said he wanted to con- principle that evidence by either the vince himself the child was his. I

top.late

... PICKWICK.CITED.

opportunity of acoops existed infer course in fact did not take place.

His Lordship pointed out that in the old days the partice could not

PHOTOGRAPH TEST.

LIKE HIM.

ME. RUSSELL SAYS THE BABY 18 NOT Corneel: Take these three photo

ing ore in The Daily Mirror.

have once or twice sean photographs of people I knew and could not recognise them. (Renewed laugh.

r.) KRE

His Lordship Oh, I would not

Mr. Russell said his wife during

been found out already in two "Suggesting a mild Airtation," flagrant lies to the solicitors; so my said counsel, Mr. Rossell pointed aide say my case is strong, but I out that Mr. Mayer was not young Institute nullity proceedings next London and had an interview with all my life that he has enough evi- she knew, but a much older man, wife or the husband was not admis-was a kind of forlorn hope trust nowspapers. (Laughter.) I

On the 29th Mr. Russell went to have been so frightfully indiecrest like his own Service mates whom merk, I still put you fit in my Dr. Mackenzie. It was evident dence to divorce we about once and it might be dangerous for her sible for this purpose of proving the wanted it to be mine," said Mr. mind. My reason for considering it that Dr. Mackenzie had seen the week.

to mix with him. He rumonstrated illegitimacy of a child if evidence Rumell.. seriously way that was more or letter Mr Russell had wriston to Jess convinced we should never Mrs. Russell-the letter about its As far as could be ascertained, that she was always scraping ac tendered was to show that when the manage to got on together after all being sheer lunacy of any doctor to Mrs. Russell first met Me: Mayer quaintance with Tom, Dick, and that has passed, and that it would allow a woman in her state to go in the summer of 1010 when she Harry, but the wife said it was be best for the future happiness of in for riding oxercises.

Wis travelling for Mesure. Whit purely business between them and both to annul it before it might be. Dr. Mackenzie would gamit than worths. He had a little dat close it was perfectly absurd for Mr

the war hold a responsible position Russell to be jealous. at first. there was a very hostile feel to Curzon-street vendete

at give evidence in their own cases, graphs of your wife holding up at Whitwortha and several times HUSBANDS, BEMORSE, ing in his thind against the young She told her husband that she At the last trial, added Bir It was that rule," added the little child of about one year and flow over to the Continent on bust- Beferring in the same letter, to man who had written this letter had met Mr. Mayer, who was a Edward, Mrs. Russell was naked if judge, that kept Mr. Pickwick out four months.Yes.

Dosa. She never seemed to know her condition, Mr. Russell wrote reflecting upon his professional skill, nice man and full of admiration for she had not been one to Mr. of the witness-box in Mira. Bardell's Are there any photographs of fear, was very unconventional Life at No. 1 with that mad bus and Mr. Russell asked Dr. Macher business capacity. She men- Mayer's flat, and she admitted it action against him.". He decided to yourself about the same age Yes, popular, and perhaps a little spoilt

I should think so, of Oakley, band must have been simply awful. konzie specifically whether Mrs. tioned that. Mr. Mayer was a well. The Irasband was not aware of it, allow the evidence.

Answering the suggestion that be I can only say I do he know any Russell had told him that she did todo business man and could help and then began to make inquiries. Mr. Russell said there was a disa suggesting that the baby is had raked every corner and spent thing about it. If only you had told not know she was going to have a her. Later she mentioned to Mr. Now evidence had been obtained cussion between his wife and him- extraordinarily like you.Yes; I thougods of pounds on, private me world bavo padlocked myself baby. Dr. Mackenzie's answer Russell ebe had bad a letter from which showed that Mrs. Russell was self about their relatione, in August, quite see what you mean (Laugh inquiry agents with a view to get-

king-ovidence against his wife to my bed rather than such things was, Yes, abe told me that yarn. bim. He, che said, was elted live continuity at Mr Mayode Bat, and 1920, and from that day to time, the lar) should have happenedite s Dr. Mankanzia was then naked if it ing apart from or divorced front bis for long periods of time--sometimes had never kissed him or permitted Perhaps you will get some of Russell said he did not know the

The letter wont pm:----

was possible for a woman to be pro- wife Mrs. Rusall also mentioned ne lang as two hours. On one coon him to loan ber. Ultimately he those photographs here? Yesspoint. He left the whole this As regards our real position, gnant and not know it. Dr. Mace that Mr. Mayer used to call bar sien she had a bath at his dat dgrood with Dir Edward, he became Counsel Will you kindly move in the hands of his solicitors

merely say that my feelings kenzie, said, Certainly not in the Paggy as he said that ought to Another time she must have chang, so fed up with the position that your head on one side so that we Sir Edward aid the cost of the

if you care caso af on educated woman and be her name When Mr. selffed into evening dress there, and Mr be threatened to -'de himself in. can see your ears?--Yes,

dotectivos, lawan informed, was also. A servant would say Mr. Russell went on to say that Mr. Russell did so, dud Mr. under £500, ke the past I am your man, almost incredible in the case of an protested he was told the

efer toll by word uneducated servant girl.

need to be jealous,, sa the always, he saw him, Russell lying on their August he made his par Hastings remarked. I anypose it is The bearing was adjourned,