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But I, (I will tell the plain truth, O
judges,)—I myself never thought that there could be so much
wickedness, audacity, and cruelty in any man as, to my own
cost and that of the republic, I have experienced that there was in him. I
knew the man was worthless inconsistent and that it was a pure mistake that
made men think well of him deceived by the appearance of his youth. His
disposition, in truth, was concealed by his countenance, and his vices
within walls, but this sort of disguise is never continued, nor so well
maintained that it cannot be seen through by inquisitive eyes.
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