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are here interred".

Having settled the hash of
the Town Council by means of a motion deprecating
the gross misapplication of public funds
at a time of stress, he came on to
Checkendon in high spirits. For I had
ever a place in his heart, having hated
Gandolph with all my moral & intellectual
fabric.

It was his first visit to
England, and he was most curious about
the manners of our clergy. I gave
him some files of the newspapers to
read knowing that he would be interested
in the Wakeford trial.
He was: and he informed
me with a chuckle, just as he was leaving,