afterwhichHirschwrites:)\"APROUVE,A。Hirschel。\"[Sic:thatisalwayshisSIGNATURE;\"AbrahamHirschEL,\"sogivenbyKlein,whileKleinandeverybodyCALLhimHirsch(STAG),aswehavedone,——ifonlytosaveasyllableonthebadbargain。]Andbetweenthesetwolines(\"……1750\"and\"APPROVED……\"),thereiscrushedin,asafterthought,\"VALUEDBYMYSELF[Hirsch’sself],2,940,ADD60,IS
3,000。\"And,infine,belowtheHirschsignature,onwhatmaybecalledthebottommargin,thereis,——Ithink,avowedlyVoltaire’sandsubsequent,——this:\"N。B。thatHirsch’svaluingofallthejewels[presentlotandformerlot]is,byrealestimation,betweentwiceandthricetoohigh;\"ofwhich,itishoped,yourLordshipswilltakenotice!
WasthereeverseensuchaPaper;oneendofitcontradictingtheother?PaymentTOM。deVoltaire,andpaymentBYM。deVoltaire;——
withotherblottingsandfoistings,whichprintanditalicswillnotrepresent!HirschdeniesheeversignedthisPaper。Isnotthatyourwriting,then:\"APROUVE,A。Hirschel\"?——\"No!\"andtheyconvicthimoffalsityinthatrespect:thesignatureIShis,butthePaperhasbeenalteredsincehesignedit。Thatiswhatthepoordarkmortalmeanttoexpress;andinhismulishway,hehasexpressedintoafalsitywhatwasinitselfatruth。Thereisnot,oncandidexaminationofKlein’sFac—similesandtheotherevidence,thesmallestdoubtbutVoltairealtered,addedandintercalated,inhisownprivacy,thosewordswhichwehaveprintedinitalics;
TAXESchangedintoTAXABLES(\"estimatedat\"into\"estimableat\"),HIMforME,andsoon;andaboveall,thenowfirstlineofthePaper,FORPAYMENTOF3,000THALERSBYMEDUE,andinlastlinethewordsVALUEDBYMYSELF,&c。,arepalpableinterpolations,sheerfalsifications,whichHirschismadetocontinuesigningafterhisbackisturned!