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which, instead of forty or fifty paces, as he and Elg had 

 deposed to, he now asserted to be one hundred and fifty 

 paces; and this was, he said, from actual measurement, he 

 having been over the ground for the express purpose, only 

 a day or two before the trial. As he admitted, however, 

 that the ground was very undulating, and strewed with 

 boulders, and that his steps were very short, it was thought 

 he might be somewhat mistaken in the matter. At least, 

 so I judged, from the Court not seeming to lay much stress 

 on the discrepancy in his testimony. 



On the trial, M. Falk most kindly lent me his counte- 

 nance and support; and his evidence, which though not 

 given on oath, was allowed to be embodied in the pro- 

 ceedings, had without doubt great weight in the decision 

 of the Court. His testimony, which I give verbatim, was as 

 follows : 



" What I, after reading the evidence of Henrik Elg and 

 the soldier Atter ; what I, by word of mouth have learnt 

 from those who were present at Svensson's death, whose 

 relations of the accident most fully agree in all particulars ; as 

 also, from what I, from my many years experience in bear 

 hunting, can clearly and truly judge of the matter is this, 

 that Svensson, by disobeying the commands of his superior, 

 Mr. Lloyd, which were that he should stand still at a spe- 

 cified spot, and there await a signal or orders, for his farther 

 proceedings, has been the occasion of his own death. To 

 me, or to any one else, the like could easily have happened, 

 and would have happened to me, had I been in Mr. Lloyd's 

 place. I consider Svensson to have been equally blame- 

 able in this matter, as he who without permission goes 



