CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 334

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made for her accommodation My wife to whom quiet was absolutely essential listening to

some time and

thinking she might be able to explain, sent word to ack if the Lady would come in so - that matters might be put right. The imprudence of this step showed itself in the results. I received a telegram telling

to come

with

мие

up

the hill immediately and upon arriving was favoured an account of all that had taken place, the immediate. effect of which had been to - threaten a very serious relapse my wifes health which was recovering

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recovering from a recent confinement. Knowing how exceedingly – important it was that my wife should be allowed to be perfectly- quiet and that,

and that any excitement might bring on a

relapse that might be fatal, it seemed to me to say the beast of it though less under the circumstan.

ces to have made a

worry about such a small matter, and it. was in this spirit that I urote the letter which in it's turn gave rise to other letters, the language of which is now -

described to have been "violenti and abusive."

It was quite news to me to

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