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jumped to the conclusion that they were watching 

 him. The idea that Mr. Mann had betrayed him 

 gained strength by the fact, that the messenger was 

 much longer absent than appeared to be necessary. 

 So poor Phillips, who was by nature proud and 

 irascible, gradually worked himself into a white heat 

 of passion, and when Mr. Mann at last returned he 

 was somewhat astonished at the outburst of temper 

 with which he was received. In his excitement Dr. 

 Phillips had forgotten that Mr. Mann's house was 

 next door to the Deansgate Police Station, and 

 allowed the presence of the policemen off duty to 

 distress him. Mr. Mann had failed to deliver the 

 message with which he was charged, because of his 

 inability to find the individual to whom it was ad- 

 dressed ; the challenge reached him, however, ulti- 

 mately through another channel. 



Before answering his challenge, the recipient pru- 

 dently sought to obtain from a neighbouring|magis- 

 trate permission to fight the duel. This official at 

 once informed him that if the quarrel went one step 

 further, he should instantly arrest both him and his 

 challenger, and so the affair came to an end. This 

 disturbance appears to have cleared the atmosphere, 

 and brought about a better state of things in the 

 council chamber. I worked very hard, and even 

 gained the consent of the council to leave the 

 museum at noon on Saturdays, and to remain 

 away until one o'clock on the succeeding Monday, 

 in order to facilitate my investigations amongst the 



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