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which carried them to Ostend, saw the regiment after the embarkation 
at Dover. 
CASE 10. 
The Discrepancy.—B states in the same document (1) that he has 
received a letter from the custody of C, the secretary of the Arrowsmith 
Society; and (2) that he has received a minute-book from D, the 
secretary of the same society. 
Harmonization.—That C is the corresponding secretary and D the 
recording secretary of the society. 
The Circumstances.—The society has but one secretary and D has 
recently succeeded C in the office. Before the change B, who is a notary 
public, received the letter from C. The minute-book B received, after 
the change, from D. In attaching his notarial certificate to a copy of 
the letter and of a minute from the minute-book, B certified to the 
custody from which he obtained the letter and book respectively, 
according to the facts. 
CASE: il: 
The Discrepancy.—(1) B and C state that D has bought B’s farm 
for £1,000. (2) D states that he has bought the same farm for £2,000. 
Harmonization.—Impossible. 
The Circumstances.—This case rests upon an incident in the life of 
first Duke of Wellington. The duke, D, was anxious to add to his 
estate an adjoining farm. The farmer, B, refused steadily to sell the 
farm. Subsequently, however, the duke’s agent, C, reported to the 
duke that B had got into financial difficulties and consequently had 
not only sold him the farm but had taken as a price one half of what it 
was worth. The duke immediately wrote in reply that he would cheat 
no man on account of his financial difficulties and that the agent should 
pay the farmer an amount equal to the price already paid. The first 
of the discrepant statements is the report of the farmer and agent befcre 
this action of the duke, and the second of the discrepant statements — 
is that of the duke after his action. 
CASE 12. 
The Discrepancy.—(1) B states that he has sold his farm for £1,000. 
(2) C states that he has bought B’s farm for £1,000. (3) D states that 
he has bought B’s farm for £2,000. 
