Given 'In Bleak House (Chapter XXVII) Grandfather Smallweed, referring to Mr. George, warns Mr. Tulkinghorn that  I have him periodically in a vice.', does 'Smallweed warns Tulkinghorn that I have him on a long leash.' exist in a neutral realm, neither confirming nor denying the premise?
In Bleak House (Chapter XXVII) Grandfather Smallweed, referring to Mr. George, warns Mr. Tulkinghorn that  I have him periodically in a vice.###Smallweed warns Tulkinghorn that I have him on a long leash.