LordAbingerrefusedtheevidencewhichLordWynfordhadwarnedLordGrantleywouldbefatal:theevidenceofwhichLordWynfordhadsaid，thatifitshouldevercomeout，itwouldbeattended\"withlossofcharacter\"forMrNorton。
Itwassuppressed:andbecauseitwassuppressedthecasewasdecidedforMrNortoninsteadofagainsthim，asLordWynfordhadwarnedhimmusthappen。
Afterthis，MrNortonproposedoncemoretohave\"referees。\"HenamedSirF。Thesiger，whoseopinionI
giveinhisownwords:——\"TheaccommodationproposedbyNortonisoneinwhichyouaretogivewayuponeverysubject，andheisnottorecedeuponone；anditseemstometoberidiculoustotalkofconciliationuponsuchafooting……ItisimpossiblenottobestruckwiththevacillatingandvexatiouscoursewhichNortonhaspursued；excitinghopesonlytodisappointthem，andmakingpromisesapparentlyfortheopportunityofbreakingthem。\"
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