Morally guiltless himself, his chivalric assumption of responsibility for the act of one near to him, and his patiently abiding the consequence, has invested with something of pathos, and even romance, the memory of his trial.
This quote captures the complexity of Belknap's situation, blending themes of guilt and honor.
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