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"Yes, so soon as the American Consul will allow."
Sir?
"I have."
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allow me out of the room". The Count came, linked arm in arm (the Captain) with him, and to my asking "Are you ready, Sir?" both replied, "Yes". We went down as far as the hall door, when I said, "This way, Sir, please;" the Consul said, "Oh! not so" then asked the Captain, he made no Answer, by this time we had passed the Court Gate. Consul then said he had Mr. Hillier's permission to take him home to dinner, and send him back in the morning - that he would be responsible for him. I then said, Sir, if you will be pleased to wait a minute I shall see Mr. Hillier; I then went up to them, moved with Capt. Nichols and took him by the coat collar, telling him he must come.
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One of which the Consul pushed me back, and with a few forcible efforts, released my hold of the four prisoners. I then called out to the gaol guard to turn out, and see what could be done. They had gone down Pottinger Street, turned the Queen's Road, towards Mr. De Silver's, the China Market, into which house they went, and where I lost sight of the Captain. I placed 2 men in front of Mr. De Silver, and I and 3 more went to the rear, where we observed the party in quest of boats, and other boats. I then got a boat and gave chase, but having the assistance of 3 coolies they pulled away from us. We, however, chased them up to the Prolatar aboard of which the party went; I left a Constable in one of the boats (a junk boat I think) then
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" Yes, so soon as the American_Consul. will enne
Sir?
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enne mnt of the room ". The Count came, linked lime (the Captain) arm in arm in bort, and to my asking "Are you ready, Sr. " both replied, "Yes". We went down as
1 for as the fail dor, when I said," this sexy, Sir, please;
way, Consul Said, "Oh! not so then asked the Captain, he inade Ansiver,_ by this time we had paused the Court Gate_Comsul then grid he hard M. Hillier's permission to take -him home to dinner, and send him -I'm in the morning - that he would be responsible for him. I then Sorid, Sir, if you will be pleased to wait a minute I shall cock Mr. Hillier; _ I then went up to
they moved m- Capt. Nichols and took him by the
coat collar, telling him he must come.
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One which the Consul _ fuushed me back-
could
a feir forces, releaving my hold of the
four prisoner. I then called out to the gaiol quard to turn out, and are thine Emild be done they hood gove down- Pottinger Street, turned the Queen's Bord, twoorde Mr De Silver's, the Mrip Claralle into which house they went, and where I lost sight of the Captain. I pleseed 2 men in
front of Mr. De Silver, and I and 3
more went to the rear, where we observed the fronty in quest
i
chase,
of subarking in a bout, andther bonts. I then got a boat and gove drave, but howing the assistance of 3 coluite
Mucu
they pulled away from us. We, however, clieved them up to the Prolatar aboord of which the porty went : I left a Constable in
Constable in one of the Steri
beats (a bub brat I think) then
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