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And
first they forced the doors of the apartments, assuming that these became their
property by the terms of the challenge; next in the presence of my sister, who
was a young girl still living at home, they used foul language such as only men
of their stamp would use—nothing would induce me to repeat to you some
of their expressions—and they uttered unrestrained abuse of my mother
and myself and all my family. But, what was more shocking still, from words they
proceeded to deeds, and they were going to drop the lawsuits, claiming them as
their own, to oblige my guardians.
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