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ould not take service under the Dutch Republic; as I for one could never have consented to do。

I find among my papers the letter accepting my resignation。 It is as follows:

Colonial Secretary’s Office;

Pretoria: May 31; 1879。

Sir; — I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th inst。 tendering the resignation of your office as Master and Registrar of the High Court; and to inform you by direction of his Excellency that he regrets that the Government should lose the services of an officer who has performed difficult duties so satisfactorily。

I have the honour; sir; to be

Your obedient Servant;

M。 Osborn;

Colonial Secretary。

I find also the following letter from Mr。 Kotze; the Chief Justice。

Pretoria; Transvaal: May 24; 1879。

My dear Haggard; — Before you leave Pretoria I desire to record my regret at losing your services as Master and Registrar of the High Court of this territory。

For two years you have discharged th

Chapter 7 MARRIAGE

Death of Prince Imperial — Justin Sheil; early friend of H。 R。 H。 — Thinks of being Trappist monk — H。 R。 H。 tries to dissuade him — Sheil takes simple vows — H。 R。 H。 visits him — Takes final vows as Brother Basil — Death of Father Basil; who had bee Sub…Prior — H。 R。 H。 returns home to Bradenham — Engaged to be married — Married August 11; 1880 — Jack Osborn; son of Sir Melmoth — H。 R。 H。 bees his guardian — Goes to school in England — Returns to South Africa and dies — Sir Melmoth Osborn’s gratitude to H。 R。 H。 and his father — He bees British Resident in Zululand — Origin of character of Alston in “The Witch’s Head” — Letters from Judge Kotze。

One of the last things that happened before I left South Africa 

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