Indeed he received this undertaking before he put
pen to paper. He preserved a quiet and orderly manner, ate
well, took exercise with his guards and smoked many cigarettes.
I may mention that the body of Robert Redmayne was found where
he buried it; but the tides have deflected the beach gravels of
Bendigo's grave and search there has revealed nothing.
Upon his last night but one, Pendean retired as usual and
apparently slept for some hours with the bedclothes up to his
face. A warder sat on each side of him and a light was burning.
Suddenly he gave a sigh and held out his hand to the man on his
right.
"See that goes to Peter Ganns--it is my legacy," he said. "And
remember that Mark Brendon is my heir." He then put a small
object into the warder's hand. At the same time he apparently
suffered a tremendous physical convulsion, uttered one groan
and leaped up into a sitting position. From this he fell
forward unconscious.
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