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of my laying down the watch & my missing it. I have a very good opinion of Baicheram & I trust him in [matters?] of importance. I do not believe that there is any truth in that Pretence of the Prisoner.
The Prisoner was at work in the room adjoining to my bedchamber & might have opportunities of going in there when I was absent between the time of my laying down the watch & my missing it. The door between those 2 rooms is usually left wide open.
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