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Show . Voices Defense VALLY ESCORT FLAYSJGOSSIP' LONDON, Feb. la (UP A new echo of the abdication of Edward VIII left Britons wondering today an Impassioned speech In his own defense byLordlBrownlowthe patrician gentleman-in-waiting who accompanied Mrs. Walli Bun peon on her midnight flight to France. Lord Brownlow escorted - Mrs. Simpson on her motor ride through Franco to Cannes, and acted for her In contact with newspapermen. In a speech last night at a meeting meet-ing of the junior chamber of commerce com-merce at Lincoln. Lord Brownlow, his voice rich with emotion, refuted re-futed "foolish. 111 Informed gossip" regarding his connection with Edward's Ed-ward's abdication. . "It Is undermining my position to a certain extent," he said, "and I think it only right to put the facts forward." The sola clue to. his complaint was a reference to the speech, a few days after tha abdication. In which the archbishop of Canterbury criticized the circle of friends of Edward. "When I returned from abroad." L . UN ' - - .: ! PI, LORD BROWNLOW Htrlhea at foouah geealp Brownlow aaid. "I interviewed His Grace (the archbishop) -and told him soma statements might be taken to refer to myself. The archbishop arch-bishop said that although he could not withdraw them publicly he did not Intend to refer to me or pain me In any way. I am not apologising nor asking sympathy for anything Injur immanlals past, There is tha position you must Judge it In your own way." j |