You must know
that I have the strongest grounds for this statement, or I would not
dare place my opinion in writing. If you think it will serve any useful
purpose, I authorize you to show this letter to Mr. Fenshawe, only
stipulating that I am giving him a friendly warning (which will soon be
verified by events) and that my name must not be used in any
investigation he may choose to make. It may help you to arrive at a
right decision if I tell you that I have traced you with the help of
Lieutenant the Hon. John S. Paton, of the Coldstream Guards, who saw an
advertisement I inserted in the _Times_, and gave me the date of a
carriage accident in Buckingham Palace Road, in which you seem to have
displayed the courage and resource that might be looked for in one of
your family. Inquiry showed that the carriage was Mr. Fenshawe's, and
one of my clerks, after visiting Mr. Fenshawe's house, was accosted by
a man who was able to prove that he had accurate knowledge of your
movements. I am told that he is writing Mr.
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