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Another lingering complaint is that Ellie had far too much of me thinks thou doest protest too much-of her own eligibility. It got old in the middle of the narrative and even older at the end. Bateman did not have to beat a dead horse

Another demerit for Ellie who to the earl of Cobham’s introduction to the ton refusing to wear her glasses. Does she chose to be blind because she believed it made her look like a blue stocking. That she didn’t have enough confidence in herself is a very sad thing, and has tinged the narrative with her cowardice.

Dolce far niente

Sweet idleness

Heteroglaucos

Thus far the book has been quite good with two tropes that I enjoy, investigation and rare books. A third now is entering with a gambling hall, so I’m very satisfied

Sir William Garrow introduced or popularized the phrase "innocent until proven guilty" (or "presumed innocent until proven guilty") during a trial at the Old Bailey in 1791

William Garrow (1760-184O) English barrister, politician and judge known for his indirect reform of the advocacy system, which helped usher in the adversarial court system used in most common law nations today

introduced the phrase "presumed innocent until proven guilty", insisting that defendants' accusers and their evidence be thoroughly tested in court

The gemstones that were used in the binding are also incorrectly stated in the book but I’m not gonna go into those particulars. Of interest is that certain jewels were used for healing and spiritual practices

the Louvre Museum successfully acquired the artifact for roughly €10 million. It returned permanently to Paris in 2018, where it is now on public display

In 2017, when the book was granted an export license to be sold out of the UK for £8 million, a massive national funding campaign was launched in France. Aided by a €5 million corporate sponsorship from luxury giant LVMH and over €1.4 million in public crowdfunding,