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and (as he told me) to others regret that he had drawn me into those affairs. I would further remind His Excellency that, long after anything to which he can possibly refer, had taken place; he writing (without any certified solicitation on my part) that I had been a good and useful Private Secretary to him. I would ask His Excellency therefore to say what I have done since then to merit the treatment he now accords to me, and I would put it to him whether in effect it is not myself who has been left to suffer from the effect of those oral communications.

It was therefore with extreme regret that I found His Excellency refused on such grounds the interview I asked for, and I regret it the more because the attitude which His Excellency has now taken towards me in this letter may eventually compel me to refer officially to other oral communications which will confirm the accuracy and truth of my statements but which I excluded from the observations I was lately called upon to make as I thought them unnecessary for my defence, and as I was unwilling to refer to other persons beside His Excellency.

With reference to the second

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188 his and (as he told me) to others regret that he had drawn me into those affairs. I would further remind His Excellency that, long after anything to which he can possibly refer, had taken place; he writing (without any certified solicitation on my part) that I had been a good and useful Private Secretary to him. I would ask His Excellency therefore to say what I have done since then to merit the treatment he now accords to me, and I would put it to him whether in effect it is not myself who has been left to suffer from the effect of those oral communications. It was therefore with extreme regret that I found His Excellency refused on such grounds the interview I asked for, and I regret it the more because the attitude which His Excellency has now taken towards me in this letter may eventually compel me to refer officially to other oral communications which will confirm the accuracy and truth of my statements but which I excluded from the observations I was lately called upon to make as I thought them unnecessary for my defence, and as I was unwilling to refer to other persons beside His Excellency. With reference to the second
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188 his and (as he told me) to others regret that he had drewn me into those affairs. I would further remind His Excellency that, long after anything to which he can possibly refer, had taken place; he writing (without certified to me in any solicitation on my part) that I had been a good and useful Porvate Secretary to him. I would ask His Excellency therefore to say what I have done since then to merit the treatment and I he now accords to me, would put it to him whether in effect it is not myself who has been left to suffer from the Effect of those oral communications. A It was therefore with extreme regret that I found His Excellency refused on such grounds the interviai I asked for, and I regret it the more because the attitude which His Excellency has now laken towards me in this letter may eventerally compel me to refer officially to other oral communications which will confirm the acc. and truth of my accuracy statements but which I excluded from the observations I was lately called upon to make as I thought them unt unnecessary for my defence, and as I was! senvrilling to refer to other persons beside his Excellency. With reference to the second
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his

and (as he told me) to others regret that he had drewn me

into those affairs. I would further remind His Excellency that, long after anything to which he can possibly refer, had taken place; he

writing (without

certified to me in

any

solicitation on my part) that I had been a good and useful Porvate Secretary to him. I

would ask His Excellency therefore

to

say

what I have done since

then to merit the treatment

and I

he now accords to

me,

would put it to him whether in effect it is not myself who has been left to suffer from the

Effect of those oral communications.

A

It was therefore with extreme regret that I found His Excellency refused on such grounds the interviai I asked for, and I regret it the

more because the attitude which

His

Excellency has now laken towards me in this letter may eventerally compel me to refer officially to

other oral communications which will confirm the acc.

and

truth of my

accuracy statements but which

I excluded from the observations

I was lately called upon to make as I thought them unt

unnecessary

for my defence, and as I was!

senvrilling to refer to other persons

beside his Excellency.

With reference to the

second

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