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Evidently he did not come by his death
fairly, but whether he was murdered secretly for the furtherance
of some private ends, or publicly in a State sacrifice, I can't
make out. I myself rather incline to the former opinion, but I
should like to know what the experts say about it. A very nice,
exciting little tale might be made out of it in the style of the
police stories in All the Year Round called "The Mystery of Mount
Hor or What became of Aaron?" Don't forget to write to me.
Butler's people had been suggesting that he should try to earn money
by writing in magazines, and Miss Savage was falling in with the
idea and offering a practical suggestion. I do not find that he had
anything to tell her about the death of Aaron. On 23rd March, 1880,
she wrote:
Dear Mr. Butler: Read the subjoined poem of Wordsworth and let
me know what you understand its meaning to be. Of course I have
my opinion, which I think of communicating to the Wordsworth
Society. You can belong to that Society for the small sum of 2/6
per annum.


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