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“We all have our weaknesses, and perhaps it is just that we should. Justice may be blind, but you may believe me, blindness is an affliction and only rarely an advantage. If you-”
A knock sounded upon the door.
“That will be Mr. Marsden. Go now, Jeremy. We may talk about this again sometime-and then again, we may not.”
As an addendum to this, let me say that Lord Mansfield regained at least some of his resolve, for Sir Simon was tried along with the rest of his crew on a charge of smuggling, and no preferment was given him. He was sentenced to three years to be served in Newgate Gaol along with the rest. The French seamen were allowed to return to France through the diligent efforts of the French ambassador.
And Marie-Hélène, Lady Grenville? What of her?
Another time, perhaps.
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