and cost and would render full apologies. sum by way of damages Both defendants expressed deep and [sincere regret and did not wish to excuse the error of giving further Circulation to unfounded rumours even when the intention was to dis-
[credit and—discountenance such rumours.
Lord Hewart said that he consented to the withdrawal of the action reluctantly and with some hesitation.
The libel was a foul and cruel one [and the jury might have thought that it appeared to invite a thorough horsewhipping.
Mr. Valentine Holmes, counsel for William Heinemann, Ltd. made what he described as a "sincere and humble apology" to the Duke of Windsor, He wished that the whole chapter to which objection was taken could be read, so that it might become apparent to the Court that neither the publishers nor the author lent such authority as they possessed to the rumours which had been repeated in the book.
Mr. Holmes added that it was never their intention that any of those rumours should be taken as facts.
Immediately their attention was called to the fact that the Duke of Windsor objected to the book as published, his clients wrote to express their profound regret. and further offered to withdraw the book in its present form from circulation, This had now been done, he added Mr. John Morris. counsel for Mr. Dennis, expressed the author's sincere regret, Dennis he said, now realized that it was a great mistake to have referred to and recorded these rumours,
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