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There was a vast outcry against him, and a certain political party had denounced him as an assassin. No man was more vituperated; yet, in my conscience, I believe that he acted with both discretion and pluck, and arrested a mischievous movement that might have led to much bloodshed. THERE WAS A VAST OUTCRY AGAINST HIM AND A CERTAIN POLITICAL PARTY HAD DENOUNCED HIM AS AN ASSASSIN NO MAN WAS MORE VITUPERATED YET IN MY CONSCIENCE I BELIEVE THAT HE ACTED WITH BOTH DISCRETION AND PLUCK AND ARRESTED A MISCHIEVOUS MOVEMENT THAT MIGHT HAVE LED TO MUCH BLOODSHED
 and not far from that chalk-pit you remarked on yesterday, they came upon a man, who, though not actually belonging to the country, was well known in it as a sort of travelling tinker of indifferent character, and a notorious poacher. Mind this, I am not sure it was at the place I mention; I only now surmise it. On the particular night in question, my grandfather and the keeper must have caught this man setting snares; there must have been a tussle, in the course of which as subsequent circumstances have led me to imagine, the man showed fight and was knocked down by one or other of the two--my grandfather or the keeper. I believe that after having made various attempts to restore him, they found that the man was actually dead. "They were both in great alarm and concern--my grandfather especially. He had been prominent in putting down some factory riots, and had acted as magistrate with promptitude, and had given orders to the military to fire, whereby a couple of lives had been lost. ERE THE HILL IS STEEPEST AND NOT FAR FROM THAT CHALK PIT YOU REMARKED ON YESTERDAY THEY CAME UPON A MAN WHO THOUGH NOT ACTUALLY BELONGING TO THE COUNTRY WAS WELL KNOWN IN IT AS A SORT OF TRAVELLING TINKER OF INDIFFERENT CHARACTER AND A NOTORIOUS POACHER MIND THIS I AM NOT SURE IT WAS AT THE PLACE I MENTION I ONLY NOW SURMISE IT ON THE PARTICULAR NIGHT IN QUESTION MY GRANDFATHER AND THE KEEPER MUST HAVE CAUGHT THIS MAN SETTING SNARES THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TUSSLE IN THE COURSE OF WHICH AS SUBSEQUENT CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE LED ME TO IMAGINE THE MAN SHOWED FIGHT AND WAS KNOCKED DOWN BY ONE OR OTHER OF THE TWO MY GRANDFATHER OR THE KEEPER I BELIEVE THAT AFTER HAVING MADE VARIOUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTORE HIM THEY FOUND THAT THE MAN WAS ACTUALLY DEAD THEY WERE BOTH IN GREAT ALARM AND CONCERN MY GRANDFATHER ESPECIALLY HE HAD BEEN PROMINENT IN PUTTING DOWN SOME FACTORY RIOTS AND HAD ACTED AS MAGISTRATE WITH PROMPTITUDE AND HAD GIVEN ORDERS TO THE MILITARY TO FIRE WHEREBY A COUPLE OF LIVES HAD BEEN LOST
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