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that respect which is due to your excellencys exalted situation: - I had apprised then that the whole affair was undergoing a strict investigation, and I cannot but view their conduct as endeavoring to exact an interference] or pledge from Your Excellency which from the kindness of your nature you might unsuspectingly make, hereafter to be used in a way disagreeable to you

Believe me