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and to its interests so exclusively devoted my 
attention. 
Were I to hazard an opinion, as to the causes 
of such deceitful conduct on the part of Modiba, 
I fear I should be liable to error, in as much as 
that I could not support any of my ideas on the 
subject by proof positive. Therefore I leave 
my readers to draw such conclusions as the cir- 
cumstances related will enable them. 
