Glimpses of the Twenties
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T. 129 k GLIMPSES OF THE TWENTIES ecclesiastic, who, fortunately for himself and his family, contrived, or rather was suffered, to escape from the hands of justice. There can be little doubt that it was this event that proved the last straw with the ill-fated Castlereagh. Though occupying a position that practically placed him "above the law, " he saw in the doom of the wretched fugitive the realisation of the disgrace with which he had been menaced for years. The possibility of his own proud a...nd honoured name being exposed to a similar degradation assailed him with agonising tenacity. Moreover, his infamous persecutors appear to have seized the opportunity for plying their threats more actively than ever. As ill-luck would have it, he was on the point of leaving for the Congress of Verona, which involved him in unusually frequent conferences with his colleagues, who noticed a distressing change in his habitually composed demeanour. Their surprise he interpreted into suspicion. The Duke of Wellington in particular had remarked the altera- tion.
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T. 129 k GLIMPSES OF THE TWENTIES ecclesiastic, who, fortunately for himself and his family, contrived, or rather was suffered, to escape from the hands of justice. There can be little doubt that it was this event that proved the last straw with the ill-fated Castlereagh. Though occupying a position that practically placed him "above the law, " he saw in the doom of the wretched fugitive the realisation of the disgrace with which he had been menaced for years. The possibility of his own proud a...nd honoured name being exposed to a similar degradation assailed him with agonising tenacity. Moreover, his infamous persecutors appear to have seized the opportunity for plying their threats more actively than ever. As ill-luck would have it, he was on the point of leaving for the Congress of Verona, which involved him in unusually frequent conferences with his colleagues, who noticed a distressing change in his habitually composed demeanour. Their surprise he interpreted into suspicion. The Duke of Wellington in particular had remarked the altera- tion.
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