ould not take service under the Dutch Republic； as I for one could never have consented to do。
I find among my papers the letter accepting my resignation。 It is as follows：
Colonial Secretary’s Office；
Pretoria： May 31； 1879。
Sir； — I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th inst。 tendering the resignation of your office as Master and Registrar of the High Court； and to inform you by direction of his Excellency that he regrets that the Government should lose the services of an officer who has performed difficult duties so satisfactorily。
I have the honour； sir； to be
Your obedient Servant；
M。 Osborn；
Colonial Secretary。
I find also the following letter from Mr。 Kotze； the Chief Justice。
Pretoria； Transvaal： May 24； 1879。
My dear Haggard； — Before you leave Pretoria I desire to record my regret at losing your services as Master and Registrar of the High Court of this territory。
For two years you have discharged th
Chapter 7 MARRIAGE
Death of Prince Imperial — Justin Sheil； early friend of H。 R。 H。 — Thinks of being Trappist monk — H。 R。 H。 tries to dissuade him — Sheil takes simple vows — H。 R。 H。 visits him — Takes final vows as Brother Basil — Death of Father Basil； who had bee Sub…Prior — H。 R。 H。 returns home to Bradenham — Engaged to be married — Married August 11； 1880 — Jack Osborn； son of Sir Melmoth — H。 R。 H。 bees his guardian — Goes to school in England — Returns to South Africa and dies — Sir Melmoth Osborn’s gratitude to H。 R。 H。 and his father — He bees British Resident in Zululand — Origin of character of Alston in “The Witch’s Head” — Letters from Judge Kotze。
One of the last things that happened before I left South Africa