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Obstinacy

           "Guardian,youdon’tthinkitpossiblethatheisjustlyaccused?""Mydear,ICAN’Tthinkso.Thismanwhomwehaveseensoopen-heartedandcompassionate,whowiththemightofagianthasthegentlenessofachild,wholooksasbraveafellowaseverlivedandissosimpleandquietwithit,thismanjustlyaccusedofsuchacrime?Ican’tbelieveit.It’snotthatIdon’torIwon’t.Ican’t!""AndIcan’t,"saidMr.Woodcourt."Still,whateverwebelieveorknowofhim,wehadbetternotforgetthatsomeappearancesareagainsthim.Heboreananimositytowardsthedeceasedgentleman.Hehasopenlymentioneditinmanyplaces.Heissaidtohaveexpressedhimselfviolentlytowardshim,andhecertainlydidabouthim,tomyknowledge.Headmitsthathewasaloneonthesceneofthemurderwithinafewminutesofitscommission.IsincerelybelievehimtobeasinnocentofanyparticipationinitasIam,buttheseareallreasonsforsuspicionfallinguponhim.""True,"saidmyguardian.Andheadded,turningtome,"Itwouldbedoinghimaverybadservice,mydear,toshutoureyestothetruthinanyoftheserespects."Ifelt,ofcourse,thatwemustadmit,notonlytoourselvesbuttoothers,thefullforceofthecircumstancesagainsthim.YetIknewwithal(Icouldnothelpsaying)thattheirweightwouldnotinduceustodeserthiminhisneed."Heavenforbid!"returnedmyguardian."Wewillstandbyhim,ashehimselfstoodbythetwopoorcreatureswhoaregone."HemeantMr.Gridleyandtheboy,tobothofwhomMr.Georgehadgivenshelter.Mr.

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