The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-01
c~,,y,igt. 1892 by Robert Loui, Stevenson.
CHAPTER Iv.-tCoNcLuDED.)

.nIie and for Il while gazcd upon me stead
ros surprised TO see u great change Of
". = f,I,en upon his face. and l could have
I"o.t thought ho was n little pale.
"y,u ave either very simple or extremely
,.roxe,sc. and | SEQ that | must deal with
,ou more couildentially.' says he. This Is n
,oli,iral case All. yes. MIR. Baifour. whether
=, like il or no. the case is political. and L
Wade when | think what issues may depend
rom II. 10 a political case, | need scarce tell
vounr man Of your education. We approach
a,h very d n.rcnt thoughts from one which is
,r,minnl only. SnW poput supreme Ter is II
s,,xim susceptibic of great abuse. but 1t has
.ha. f,r,e which we lind elsewhere only in tho
,.w. ~ nature: | mean it has tho force OF no.
.,ssitr will open this out to you. IL you will
.i,ow me. Mt moro length. You would have
me believe
""rnicr your pardon. my Lord. I would have
49,, T., hnlnye moth ing but that which | can
prove" salt /.
'"Tur, tat! Young gentleman" said he. b
M, $, uragn ttical. AMI suffer n man who
might b, yout father iii it was nothing more)
IA employ Ins own imperfect language. and
oxn-,,s lbs own poor thoughts. even when
,h,y have tho misfortune not to coincide with
Mr.. BaIiour,. You would have me to believe
Drecs Innocent. I would think this OF little
ACCOUNT, NV nv nv 80 w -
NAN. Eut tho matter OF Breck's innocence
eboots beyond itself. Once admitted. it would
dsstroy tho whola nresumptions OF our case
AGAINST another and n very different criminal;
man CROWN old in treason. already twice in
arms against his King. and already twice for
given; Il fomenter OF discomfort. and twho-
ever NAY have fired tho shot the unmistaka-
bio original OF the deed in question. l need
not tcl! you that | mean James Stewart"
Aud I can just say plainly that the inno-
cence Of Alan and OF James is what IAN here
TO declare in private to your Lordship. and
what | am prepared to establish at the trial by
my testimony said l.
ITO which | can only answer by equal plain
ness. Mr.. Bl'four." said he. that lin that easel
your testimony will not be called by me. and I
desire you to withhold it altogether"
you are at the hand OF Justice in this coun-
try" | cried. and you to me q crime!"
81 am n man nursing with both hands the
interests OF this country" he replied. land I
press on you n political necessity. Patriotism
is not always moral in the formal sense. You
might be glad OF 1t. l think; 1t is your own pro-
lection the facts arc heavy against you. and.
III am still trying to except from a very Ian
cercus place. it is in part, Of course. because l
am not inscnsible to your honesty in coming
here. in part because OF PilriG's letter. but in
part. aud In chief part. because regard in this
matter my political duty first and my judicial
duty only second. For the same reason-I re-
peat 1t to you in the same frank words-I do
not want your testimony"
II desire not to be thought to make . repair
tee when I express only tho plain sense Of our
position" said I. But IL your Lordship has
no need OF my testimony I believe the other
III. m.,,a -, .,,r.maIy hlv,bo r. rot ;tn
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elan OF Campbell. Now here Is a Campbell
n '' mufGereu' ana that IN tne ming b scr.
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on tha Wv u ~ 'e"ai's Weie mts
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NJ, IeaI you OUT IN mat said L.
hour n ann ~, IN .no i'El'ahus hiakes ~
ard mo"lns OUT Il niger as M paceu:
To nro,a, ~ ,ulnpue'is on .he other size
protect the life OF this man Stewart-which
counts II not on thiS-io YOU Dropose to plunge