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When setting out on his mission he knew nothing about the altercation at the bank, and was consequently ignorant that Savareen had any considerable sum of money on his person. WHEN SETTING OUT ON HIS MISSION HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE ALTERCATION AT THE BANK AND WAS CONSEQUENTLY IGNORANT THAT SAVAREEN HAD ANY CONSIDERABLE SUM OF MONEY ON HIS PERSON
 and almost decrepid. Then, he was a man of excellent character, and, notwithstanding his humble station in life, was liked and respected by all who knew him. Finally, he could not have done away with Savareen without the knowledge and concurrence of his wife, a gentle, kindly old soul, who found her best consolation between the covers of her bible, and who would not have raised her finger against a worm. So that branch of the enquiry might also be considered as closed. As to Lapierre, the idea was at least as preposterous as either of the others. The jovial landlord of the Royal Oak was on the whole about as likely a man to commit robbery or murder as the bishop of the diocese. He was of a cheery, open nature; was not greedy or grasping; had a fairly prosperous business, and was tolerably well-to-do. On the night of the 17th, he had undertaken to go down town and bring home the absent man, but he had done so at the pressing request of the man's wife, and out of pure kindness of heart. OF AGE FEEBLE AND ALMOST DECREPID THEN HE WAS A MAN OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER AND NOTWITHSTANDING HIS HUMBLE STATION IN LIFE WAS LIKED AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM FINALLY HE COULD NOT HAVE DONE AWAY WITH SAVAREEN WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE AND CONCURRENCE OF HIS WIFE A GENTLE KINDLY OLD SOUL WHO FOUND HER BEST CONSOLATION BETWEEN THE COVERS OF HER BIBLE AND WHO WOULD NOT HAVE RAISED HER FINGER AGAINST A WORM SO THAT BRANCH OF THE INQUIRY MIGHT ALSO BE CONSIDERED AS CLOSED AS TO LAPIERRE THE IDEA WAS AT LEAST AS PREPOSTEROUS AS EITHER OF THE OTHERS THE JOVIAL LANDLORD OF THE ROYAL OAK WAS ON THE WHOLE ABOUT AS LIKELY AS A MAN TO COMMIT A ROBBERY OR MURDER AS THE BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE HE WAS OF A CHEERY OPEN NATURE WAS NOT GREEDY OR GRASPING HAD A FAIRLY PROSPEROUS BUSINESS AND WAS TOLERABLY WELL TO DO ON THE NIGHT OF THE SEVENTEENTH HE HAD UNDERTAKEN TO GO DOWN TOWN AND BRING HOME THE ABSENT MAN BUT HE HAD DONE SO AT THE PRESSING REQUEST OF THE MAN'S WIFE AND OUT OF PURE KINDNESS OF HEART
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