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the genuineness of the credentials, to the utter disre- 

 gard of the message : — should, after a minute exami- 

 nation of the seal, triumphantly exclaim, " Yes ! this 

 clearly proves, what I have long suspected, that there 

 is a King!" and should then complacently tm'n to his 

 dungeon-wall, and hug his chain, without a glance at 

 the document which has been sent to him ! 



