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Greenwich Village

CHAPTER IV
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The sum of the matter is that he was tried for treason, and that, though he was acquitted, he was henceforward completely dead politically.

Through all, Theo stood by him, and her husband too.

They went to prison with him, and shared all his humiliation and disappointment.

Affection?
Blind, confident adoration?
Never was man born who could win it more completely! But America as a whole did not care for him any more.

Dr.Hosack loaned him money, and, after his acquittal, he set sail for England, and let Richmond Hill be sold to John Jacob Astor by his creditors.


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