CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 123

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but my suggestion after was not heeded.

38. On 5th November, the day letter of my Private Secretary, I had sent in my resignation as His Excellency induced me, as above described, to write a letter to Mr. Johnson. When I had consented to write it, it was late in the evening. His Excellency dictated to me a brief outline of what I was to write. From that outline I drafted forthwith the letter which the Governor revised and a few sentences were re-written from his dictation. The Governor was in a hurry to return to the Peak, the sedan chairs were waiting, and the whole letter was drafted in great hurry. One sentence in that letter I regret having written, from the Governor's dictation, without clearly qualifying it as to the time to which it referred.

The sentence is, ... I was not told it was "this book or that, but simply "a book other things, " which contained, among ... "que proture decidedly indecent in " the Governor's opinion? What was in my mind when I consented to write this sentence was that it referred exclusively to the instructions I received within the last few days before the Governor's departure. But I overlooked in the hurry and under the pressure of the moment that this sentence might be read as if the Governor...

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but my suggestion after was not heeded. 38. On 5th November, the day letter of my Private Secretary, I had sent in my resignation as His Excellency induced me, as above described, to write a letter to Mr. Johnson. When I had consented to write it, it was late in the evening. His Excellency dictated to me a brief outline of what I was to write. From that outline I drafted forthwith the letter which the Governor revised and a few sentences were re-written from his dictation. The Governor was in a hurry to return to the Peak, the sedan chairs were waiting, and the whole letter was drafted in great hurry. One sentence in that letter I regret having written, from the Governor's dictation, without clearly qualifying it as to the time to which it referred. The sentence is, ... I was not told it was "this book or that, but simply "a book other things, " which contained, among ... "que proture decidedly indecent in " the Governor's opinion? What was in my mind when I consented to write this sentence was that it referred exclusively to the instructions I received within the last few days before the Governor's departure. But I overlooked in the hurry and under the pressure of the moment that this sentence might be read as if the Governor... 122

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but my after suggestion was not heeded. 38. On 5th November, the day letter of my Private Secretory, I had sent in resignation as His Excellency induced m me as above described, to write a letter to Mr. Johnson. When I had consented to write it, it was late in the evening. dictated to me a His Excellency brief outline of what I was to write. From that outline I drafted forthwith the letter which the Governor revised and a few sentences were re-written from his dictation. The Governor was in a hurry to return to the Peak, the sedan chairs were waiting, and the whole letter was. drafted 122 great hurry. One drafted and revised in sentence in that letter I regret having written, from the Governor's dictation, without clearly qualifying it as to the time to which it referred. sentence is, پورک I was not told it was " this book or that, but simply a book other things, " which contained, among " que proture decidedly indecent in " the Governor's opinion? What Mat in my mind when I consented. to write this sentence was that it referred exclusively to the instructions I received within the last few days before the Governor's Experture. But I overlooked in the hurry and under the pressure of the moment that this sentence might be read as if the Governer

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but

after

suggestion

was not heeded.

38. On 5th November, the day letter of my Private Secretory,

I had sent in

resignation

His Excellency

induced m

as above

described, to write a letter to Mr. Johnson. When I had consented to

write it, it was late in the evening.

dictated to me a

His Excellency brief outline of what I was to write. From that outline I drafted forthwith the letter which the Governor

revised and a few sentences were re-written from his dictation. The Governor

was in a hurry to return

to the Peak, the sedan chairs were

waiting, and the whole letter was.

drafted

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great hurry. One

drafted and revised in sentence in that letter I regret having

written, from the Governor's dictation, without clearly qualifying

it as to the time to which it referred.

sentence is,

پورک

I was not told it was " this book or that, but simply

a book other things,

" which contained,

among

" que proture decidedly indecent in " the Governor's opinion? What

Mat in

mind when I consented.

to write this sentence was that it

referred exclusively to the instructions I received within the last few days before the Governor's Experture. But I overlooked in the hurry and under the pressure of the moment that this

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