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I must observe, that when I last parted from 

 His Royal Highness I did not go to Mr. W. 

 Lake, thinking to change my orders that I re- 

 ceived from His Royal Highness. I stopped with 

 Mr. W. Lake, thinking it ill-mannerly to pass 

 him without stopping, as he apparently waited 

 for me to stop. Then Mr. W. Lake questioning 

 me, and his thinking as I did, that Escape had 

 better wait, saying that he would go immedi- 

 ately to His Royal Highness, and make every 

 thing perfectly pleasant ; and as I thought it so 

 very necessary for Escape to wait, I thought I 

 would agree to it, believing that His Royal High- 

 ness would think that I had some particular rea- 

 sons, and that His Royal Highness would be 

 sufficiently satisfied till the race was over to know 

 my motives ; and let the race come off which ever 

 way it happened, I thought for certain that His 

 Royal Highness would be perfectly satisfied with 

 my conduct. As to what I have before said 

 about contradicting orders, (in Page 71 J I meant 



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