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Chapter 29

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           Theoldgentlemanwrote,butnobodycouldn’treadit.Thelawyerlookedpowerfulastonished,andsays:

           "Well,itbeatsME"—andsnakedalotofoldlettersoutofhispocket,andexaminedthem,andthenexaminedtheoldman’swriting,andthenTHEMagain;andthensays:"TheseoldlettersisfromHarveyWilks;andhere’sTHESEtwohandwritings,andanybodycanseetheydidn’twritethem"(thekingandthedukelookedsoldandfoolish,Itellyou,toseehowthelawyerhadtookthemin),"andhere’sTHISoldgentleman’shandwriting,andanybodycantell,easyenough,HEdidn’twritethemfactis,thescratcheshemakesain’tproperlyWRITINGatall.Now,here’ssomelettersfrom—"

           Thenewoldgentlemansays:

           "Ifyouplease,letmeexplain.Nobodycanreadmyhandbutmybrothertheresohecopiesforme.It’sHIShandyou’vegotthere,notmine."

           "WELL!"saysthelawyer,"thisISastateofthings.I’vegotsomeofWilliam’sletters,too;soifyou’llgethimtowritealineorsowecancom—"

           "HeCAN’Twritewithhislefthand,"saystheoldgentleman."Ifhecouldusehisrighthand,youwouldseethathewrotehisownlettersandminetoo.Lookatboth,pleasethey’rebythesamehand."

           Thelawyerdoneit,andsays:

           "Ibelieveit’ssoandifitain’tso,there’saheapstrongerresemblancethanI’dnoticedbefore,anyway.

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