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106 MR. SHUKER'S SUDDEN DEATH.
finger, to the part of my forehead he had described,
and briskly drawing my sword, declared he was my
prisoner, and should account to me for the defici-
ency of what I supposed he had defrauded me. I
informed him that I was Miss Talbot, and ha.d visited
him, for the express purpose of obtaining the property
he had certainly deprived me of, knowing, that ■when I
was entrusted to his care, he had a sufficient indemnify
cation for whgt trouble or expence he might be put to,
and had no doubt something considerable in trust for
my use ; he appeared surprised and confounded, and
uttering, he was a ruined man repeatedly, he trem-
bled much, and abruptly quitted the room; I was
myself greatly agitated, but conceiving myself so
much injured, I immediately went to Shrewsbury in
order to take a lawyer’s ddvice how I should proceed,
and applied to a Mr. Locksdale, who unfortunately was.
from home; getting no satisfactory intelligence, I return-
ed to Newport with a determination, if possible, to get
from Mr. Shukcr, an information of my family, connec-
tions, and expectation. When I arrived at Newport, I
learnt to my great disappointment, that Mr. Shuker had
suddenly retired from his house, and in less than three
days from the time, was found dead in his bed at a
place called Longford, near Newport, without any pre-
vious appearance of illness, Thus frustrated in gaining
.the intelligence I so much needed, I left the. place in
great distress of mind, with a scanty pittance in my
pocket, whVch wholly prevented my proceeding to Mni
Wilson's, atTrevallyn, which I otherwise should have
done, though his wilful neglect in answering the letters
sent bv Messrs. Winter and Hay, left me in great,
doubt as to the reception be might have given, me,
I now took ;he rpad to .London, where 1 soon ar-
rived, withoiit any other prospect tjian the uncertain
hope of a better success with my petition, and thinking
some
106 MR. SHUKER'S SUDDEN DEATH.
finger, to the part of my forehead he had described,
and briskly drawing my sword, declared he was my
prisoner, and should account to me for the defici-
ency of what I supposed he had defrauded me. I
informed him that I was Miss Talbot, and ha.d visited
him, for the express purpose of obtaining the property
he had certainly deprived me of, knowing, that ■when I
was entrusted to his care, he had a sufficient indemnify
cation for whgt trouble or expence he might be put to,
and had no doubt something considerable in trust for
my use ; he appeared surprised and confounded, and
uttering, he was a ruined man repeatedly, he trem-
bled much, and abruptly quitted the room; I was
myself greatly agitated, but conceiving myself so
much injured, I immediately went to Shrewsbury in
order to take a lawyer’s ddvice how I should proceed,
and applied to a Mr. Locksdale, who unfortunately was.
from home; getting no satisfactory intelligence, I return-
ed to Newport with a determination, if possible, to get
from Mr. Shukcr, an information of my family, connec-
tions, and expectation. When I arrived at Newport, I
learnt to my great disappointment, that Mr. Shuker had
suddenly retired from his house, and in less than three
days from the time, was found dead in his bed at a
place called Longford, near Newport, without any pre-
vious appearance of illness, Thus frustrated in gaining
.the intelligence I so much needed, I left the. place in
great distress of mind, with a scanty pittance in my
pocket, whVch wholly prevented my proceeding to Mni
Wilson's, atTrevallyn, which I otherwise should have
done, though his wilful neglect in answering the letters
sent bv Messrs. Winter and Hay, left me in great,
doubt as to the reception be might have given, me,
I now took ;he rpad to .London, where 1 soon ar-
rived, withoiit any other prospect tjian the uncertain
hope of a better success with my petition, and thinking
some