CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 92

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to withold

the letter for

d.

time, as it

for

was

possible the necessity for

it

night pass away

I informed

the

Chief Justice of

this; I was

I was anxious

to avoid

sion

for

scandal and

88

Arv

a-

leave and thus place myself

in a position, from which it would

have been very difficult to withdraw,

in order

to make his demand for

There was

something which

I considered base and

dishonourable

about this that I hesitated to believe

although the Chief Justice had insulted

More

grievously than

Aver

inert

J

him capable of such

a

trick and

his

had done before

was willing to forgive and let matters rest if only

I was allowed to retire without too much loss. I ascertained however that the Chief Justice when he

was in a placable mood

contemplated extorting from

arr

had it not been that

subsequent conduct justified my suspicion I should not have believed it possible.

as he had done

to attempt to trick

found my

the

apology in

A

ddition to the withdrawal

of my

for

only waiting my application

letter and was

to make

for

ou

Jo treat

re

re

thing,

was another

night have been the

effect of incipient insanity or mental infirmity

was inclined to think

it

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to withold the letter for d. time, as it for was possible the necessity for it night pass away I informed the Chief Justice of this; I was I was anxious to avoid sion for scandal and 88 Arv a- leave and thus place myself in a position, from which it would have been very difficult to withdraw, in order to make his demand for There was something which I considered base and dishonourable about this that I hesitated to believe although the Chief Justice had insulted More grievously than Aver inert J him capable of such a trick and his had done before was willing to forgive and let matters rest if only I was allowed to retire without too much loss. I ascertained however that the Chief Justice when he was in a placable mood contemplated extorting from arr had it not been that subsequent conduct justified my suspicion I should not have believed it possible. as he had done to attempt to trick found my the apology in A ddition to the withdrawal of my for only waiting my application letter and was to make for ou Jo treat re re thing, was another night have been the effect of incipient insanity or mental infirmity was inclined to think it
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to withold the letter for d. time, as it for was possible the necessity for it night pass away I informed the Chief Justice of this; I was I was ansions to avoid sion for scandal and 88 Arv a- leave and thus place myself position, from which it would have been very difficult to withdraw, in order to make his demand for There was something which I considered to base and dishonomble about this that I hesitated to believe although the Chief Justice had insulted More grievenely than Aver inert J him capable of such a trick and his had done before was willing to forgive and let matters rest if only I was allowed to retive without too much loss. I accertained however that the Chief justice when he mood to placable. Con templated extorting from arr had it not been that subsequent conduct justified my suspecion Ishould not have believed it possible. as he had done to allempt to trick found my the apology in A ddition to the withdrawal of my for only waiting my application letter and was to make for ou Jo treat re re thing, was another night have been the effect of incipient insanity or mental infirmity was inclined to think it
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to withold

the letter for

d.

time, as it

for

was

possible the necessity for

it

night pass away

I informed

the

Chief Justice of

this; I was

I was ansions

to avoid

sion

for

scandal and

88

Arv

a-

leave and thus place myself

position, from which it would

have been very difficult to withdraw,

in order

to make his demand for

There was

something which

I considered to base and

dishonomble

about this that I hesitated to believe

although the Chief Justice had insulted

More

grievenely than

Aver

inert

J

him capable of such

a

trick and

his

had done before

was willing to forgive and let matters rest if only

I was allowed to retive without too much loss. I accertained however that the Chief justice when he

mood

to

placable.

Con

templated extorting from

arr

had it not been that

subsequent conduct justified my suspecion Ishould not have believed it possible.

as he had done

to allempt to trick

found my

the

apology in

A

ddition to the withdrawal

of my

for

only waiting my application

letter and was

to make

for

ou

Jo treat

re

re

thing,

was another

night have been the

effect of incipient insanity or mental infirmity

was inclined to think

it

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