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           BucketmadeSirLeicester’sbowagainasaresponsetothisliberality."Mymind,"SirLeicesteraddswithagenerouswarmth,"hasnot,asmaybeeasilysupposed,recovereditstonesincethelatediabolicaloccurrence.Itisnotlikelyevertorecoveritstone.Butitisfullofindignationto-nightafterundergoingtheordealofconsigningtothetombtheremainsofafaithful,azealous,adevotedadherent."SirLeicester’svoicetremblesandhisgreyhairstirsuponhishead.Tearsareinhiseyes;thebestpartofhisnatureisaroused."Ideclare,"hesays,"Isolemnlydeclarethatuntilthiscrimeisdiscoveredand,inthecourseofjustice,punished,Ialmostfeelasiftherewereastainuponmyname.Agentlemanwhohasdevotedalargeportionofhislifetome,agentlemanwhohasdevotedthelastdayofhislifetome,agentlemanwhohasconstantlysatatmytableandsleptundermyroof,goesfrommyhousetohisown,andisstruckdownwithinanhourofhisleavingmyhouse.Icannotsaybutthathemayhavebeenfollowedfrommyhouse,watchedatmyhouse,evenfirstmarkedbecauseofhisassociationwithmyhousewhichmayhavesuggestedhispossessinggreaterwealthandbeingaltogetherofgreaterimportancethanhisownretiringdemeanourwouldhaveindicated.IfIcannotwithmymeansandinfluenceandmypositionbringalltheperpetratorsofsuchacrimetolight,Ifailintheassertionofmyrespectforthatgentleman’smemoryandofmyfidelitytowardsonewhowaseverfaithfultome.

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