Robert agrees
with me that the hand of Providence must have guided my steps to
that shop from which all the discoveries since made took their
rise. He says he believes we are the instruments of effecting a
righteous retribution; and, if he spends his last farthing, he
will have the investigation brought to its full end in a court of
justice.
May 4th. Robert went to-day to consult a lawyer whom he knew in
former times The lawyer was much interested, though not so
seriously impressed as he ought to have been by the story of
Mary's death and of the events that have followed it. He gave
Robert a confidential letter to take to the doctor in attendance
on the double-dyed villain at the Red Lion. Robert left the
letter, and called again and saw the doctor, who said his patient
was getting better, and would most likely be up again in ten days
or a fortnight. This statement Robert communicated to the lawyer,
and the lawyer has undertaken to have the public house properly
watched, and the hunchback (who is the most important witness)
sharply looked after for the next fortnight, or longer if
necessary. Here, then, the progress of this dreadful business
stops for a while.
May 5th. Robert has got a little temporary employment in
copying for his friend the lawyer.
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