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You would naturally suppose from this that there
had been some previous misunderstanding: some previous
supposed ill usage of on my Brother's part previously complained
of, and unredressed, some harsh line treatment given
or at least harsh language used: some promises
or at least hopes given on the one part and eluded
on the other: some explanation required with regard
to him on the one side, and refused eluded on the other.
No not a shadow of any thing of this sort.] General
and indiscriminate invectives against all sorts of people every body else
that came in his way, English workmen, Russian servants
and Russians in general were indeed frequent
enough: but as all along there was the appearance of
great attachment to my Brother, all this was passed off by
my Brother with now & then a & now & then a good-humoured
observation: looking upon them as little blemishes
in a character in other respects laudable a worthy one: In
a sudden we were surprised with a letter from the Dr
(whose constant residence was at Crichoff while we were
more frequently at the farm 3 miles off ) speaking of an occasion
he had to send a special messenger to Riga, and mentioning
Mr B.'s earnest desire to be that messenger that he
might go from thence to England. My Brother being
otherwise engaged I went to Crichoff to see what was the
matter with him the old man. imagining too that as he and I had
always been upon the best terms, not the shadow of a difference
or complaint an unkind word or even look on any occasion whatever, he might
possibly unbosom himself to me with rather more freedom than
to the Colonel. When I came, I soon found a concert
between him and the Dr , with whom however at that
time
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