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My grandfather, who had had a fit of the gout, was away from home at the time, but on hearing the news he came home at once. The evening he returned he had a long interview with the young man, who left the house after he had supped in the servants' hall. MY GRANDFATHER WHO HAD HAD A FIT OF THE GOUT WAS AWAY FROM HOME AT THE TIME BUT ON HEARING THE NEWS HE CAME HOME AT ONCE THE EVENING HE RETURNED HE HAD A LONG INTERVIEW WITH THE YOUNG MAN WHO LEFT THE HOUSE AFTER HE HAD SUPPED IN THE SERVANTS HALL
 surprise; but, later on, one or two circumstances having led to suspicion, an inquiry was set on foot, and among others, my grandfather's keepers were examined before the magistrates. It was remembered afterwards that the under-keeper in question was absent at the time of the inquiry, my grandfather having sent him with some dogs to a brother-in-law of his who lived upon the moors; but whether no one noticed the fact, or if they did, preferred to be silent, I know not, no observations were made. Nothing came of the investigation, and the whole subject would have dropped if it had not been that two years later, for some reasons I do not understand, but at the instigation of a magistrate recently imported into the division, whom my grandfather greatly disliked, and who was opposed to him in politics, a fresh inquiry was instituted. In the course of that inquiry it transpired that, owing to some unguarded words dropped by the under-keeper, a warrant was about to be issued for his arrest. NOT FOR SOME TIME EXCITE SURPRISE BUT LATER ON ONE OR TWO CIRCUMSTANCES HAVING LED TO SUSPICION AN INQUIRY WAS SET ON FOOT AND AMONG OTHERS MY GRANDFATHER'S KEEPERS WERE EXAMINED BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES IT WAS REMEMBERED AFTERWARDS THAT THE UNDER KEEPER IN QUESTION WAS ABSENT AT THE TIME OF THE INQUIRY MY GRANDFATHER HAVING SENT HIM WITH SOME DOGS TO A BROTHER IN LAW OF HIS WHO LIVED UPON THE MOORS BUT WHETHER NO ONE NOTICED THE FACT OR IF THEY DID PREFERRED TO BE SILENT I KNOW NOT NO OBSERVATIONS WERE MADE NOTHING CAME OF THE INVESTIGATION AND THE WHOLE SUBJECT WOULD HAVE DROPPED IF IT HAD NOT BEEN THAT TWO YEARS LATER FOR SOME REASONS I DO NOT UNDERSTAND BUT AT THE INSTIGATION OF A MAGISTRATE RECENTLY IMPORTED INTO THE DIVISION WHOM MY GRANDFATHER GREATLY DISLIKED AND WHO WAS OPPOSED TO HIM IN POLITICS A FRESH INQUIRY WAS INSTITUTED IN THE COURSE OF THAT INQUIRY IT TRANSPIRED THAT OWING TO SOME UNGUARDED WORDS DROPPED BY THE UNDER KEEPER A WARRANT WAS ABOUT TO BE ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST
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