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Fabiola : or, The church of the catacombs - Digital Repository Services

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" TVs is whnt I would mlvise you to do, '<br />

said Mr.<br />

ud t<strong>or</strong> t!,e prie t from TVn-urne. I spruit to von<br />

rs n la v< T. l'eter will probably be ren: and Inul up<br />

i making<br />

i- wo. ]'.: iui>rc> ii:ilu-<br />

Peter tell <strong>the</strong> whole truth than ei<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> us c..n<br />

h..ve<br />

"Is ouM like to have Fa<strong>the</strong>r Joseph here ; but Peter nerds<br />

i '<br />

to make him tj.l <strong>the</strong> truth. If he Bays that he bought<br />

one, knife, <strong>the</strong>n he didu't buy tiro."<br />

"<br />

Well, but <strong>the</strong> man who served him will swear to it."<br />

" <strong>The</strong>n he'll hang Peter, perhaps but he will ; hang him unjustly<br />

"<br />

"<br />

Well, well what I would ; impress on you is this : feelings<br />

are <strong>of</strong> 110 use. It is no u^e to be vexed,<br />

standing up f<strong>or</strong> Peter's hon<strong>or</strong> <strong>or</strong> veracity,<br />

<strong>or</strong> to waste time in<br />

<strong>or</strong> even to talk <strong>of</strong> res<br />

teaching. Appearances are all against him. A m m<br />

ha been murdered at <strong>the</strong> etil*. Peter was <strong>the</strong>re. It is next<br />

to a miracle that he should not have seen <strong>the</strong> body if <strong>the</strong> deed<br />

. ,tme befoiv he got <strong>the</strong>re ; yet he did not see it, and Simon<br />

Ly.-its-r did. Ot c .urse <strong>the</strong>re was a mist ; but I must come<br />

b.ekt.\\h 1 1 began wi h. Feelings<br />

are <strong>of</strong> no use. Facts<br />

have to I e dealt \\ith. We will send Fred f<strong>or</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r Joseph.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y had better come straight to where <strong>the</strong> magistrates will<br />

be <strong>the</strong> town-hall. I suppose <strong>the</strong> concourse <strong>of</strong> people will be<br />

great, lu a placj such as this is <strong>the</strong>re is never any doing a<br />

thing quietly. Fred cau bring him <strong>the</strong>re, and go in my gig.<br />

INIUV you t.u 1 1 had better g > to <strong>the</strong> Misses Lance at once ; you<br />

can go up-stairs to PL ter, aad I'll stay down with <strong>the</strong>m. We'll<br />

soud Fred b f<strong>or</strong>e we ^o <strong>the</strong>re will uot bu ; anything done till<br />

' w are, th re,

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