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 was an honest man, and had been deceived. A quarter of an hour would have sufficed to prove the justice of his cause, and it appeared that this quarter of an hour would not be granted him.

I find among Havelaar’s papers the copy of a letter which he seems to have written to the retiring Governor-General, on the last evening before his departure to the mother country. In the corner I find the words written in pencil “” which gives me to understand that some phrases were changed in copying. I make this observation in order that no doubt may arise regarding the of the  which I have communicated, and which have all been signed by another hand for exact copy; I mention this, because of the want of literal conformity with this document. Perhaps he to whom this letter was addressed may feel inclined to make public the exact text; then one may see how far Havelaar deviated from this copy.

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“,—My official request, by missive of 28th February, to be heard on the affairs of Lebak, has remained unanswered.

“Neither has your Excellency thought fit to grant my repeated request for an audience.

“A functionary, who was ‘favourably known to the Government’ (I quote your Excellency’s own words),