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in a

professional capasity,

or to charge a fee, and

that as a matter of fact I have not done so. Had

I undertaken Huffam's defence, which I

iltimately refused to do, I should only

done so, in accordance with

praštice, upon

5.

my

have

invariable.

inv

instructions from a solicitor. During the discussion I also well ...__ remember that a good deal of surprise expressed that Huffam had ever returned from

the trip to England he had recevitly

had not run an

away

Foller said in a

"doesn't. go,

Jo, or

On leaving

was

taken, and

while he had time, and Mr

#

I wonder he

half jotting way

&

I should advise him to go to Maxao".

Mr Sharp's Office I promised to

inform either Mr. Joller or Mr. Wotton of the

result of my

interview with Huffam, and it was understood that those gentlemen would

по за

: morning bring the matter before the -..

in the morning

proper authorities.

9.

With this discussion running

mind. I shortly afterwards ment to Huiffim's

house, and it was

erv

route there Imel NVṛ

Cecil Clementi Smith and had with him the

few chance words which have been

my

incorporated

into the "sealed document. " prepared by W. Smith which Mr Snowden subsequently opened with so much formality.

in the presence of the Captain

Superintendent of Polise.

10.

I have

no reason to

quarrel

with Mr.

Smith's account of what I told him at thiès --

interview save in so

ir as he allows it to appear

-far

that I seriously proposed to advise Huffam "if

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Muevo :

anything was wrong to go to stusse. In point of

fact,

I used the

expression

in the

same sense as