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 sure I could not have had the letters in my mind when I said that, because I do not think the letters conveyed a sufficiently serious charge to cause me to write in that way.'

"Russell. 'But you know that was the only part of the charge, so far as you have yet told us, that you had anything to do in getting up?'

"Pigott. 'Yes, that is what I say; I must have had something else in my mind which I cannot at present recollect—that I must have had other charges.'

"Russell. 'What charges?'

"Pigott. 'I do not know. That is what I cannot tell you.'

"Russell. 'Well, let me remind you that that particular part of the charges—the incriminatory letters—were letters that you yourself knew all about.'

"Pigott. 'Yes, of course.'

"Russell (reading from another letter of Pigott's to the archbishop). I was somewhat disappointed in not having a line from your Grace, as I ventured to expect I might have been so far honored. I can assure your Grace that I have no other motive in writing save to avert, if possible, a great danger to people with whom your Grace is known to be in strong sympathy. At the same time, should your Grace not desire to interfere in the matter, or should you consider that they would refuse me a hearing, I am well content, having acquitted myself of what I conceived to be my duty in the circumstances.