Note 797 — Chapter XII · (continued 2)
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Lady Russell's opinion was, that "it was no more than what her lord confessed—talk; and it is possible that talk going so far as to consider, if a remedy for supposed evils might be sought, how it could be formed." Life of Lord Russell, p. 266. It is not easy, however, to talk long in this manner about the how of treason, without incurring the penalties of it.