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and try and indice then to tako stupa

to prevent any more of the general public from cominy:

on board.

I found the Prefact, spistrate and throu Excrebaries

ensconced in a small room and in a rather perturbed state.

They acceded to my requent and set out orders to the

police, but demod very anxios to do nothing which might

irritate the people and lewi to a disturbance. They socmedi

to consider that it was absolutely necessary that the

Magistrate or come other officials should see the body in

the presence of Dr. Davenport before it was removed off

the ship. Nothing else, they said, could satisfy the pouple,

I ropeated that there was no objection to their couing

on board, unofficially, to look at the body, but that it

should be removed immediately afternardo and the inquest

conducted elsomhore.

I then returned on board and consilved "aptain Lloyd,

pointing out to him that Dr. import's arrival might be

indefinitely delayed, and that the crowd on board, although

merely curious just yet, might at any moment become ugly.

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