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He had no longer any fear that his brother would resume the charge concerning him before the court  bad as he knew him to be, he did not believe that he would do this, though he doubted not that he would have managed to have kept him in confinement, and perhaps to have carried him thus to England, partly from revengeful feelings towards him, and partly to keep him out of the presence of her whom he so tenderly loved. HE HAD NO LONGER ANY FEAR THAT HIS BROTHER WOULD RESUME THE CHARGE CONCERNING HIM BEFORE THE COURT BAD AS HE KNEW HIM TO BE HE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT HE WOULD DO THIS THOUGH HE DOUBTED NOT THAT HE WOULD HAVE MANAGED TO KEEP HIM IN CONFINEMENT AND PERHAPS TO HAVE CARRIED HIM THUS TO ENGLAND PARTLY FROM REVENGEFUL FEELINGS TOWARDS HIM AND PARTLY TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE PRESENCE OF HER WHOM HE SO TENDERLY LOVED
ever mind, man, it was all a dream, no truth in it, you know. Come, old boy, take another drink for companionship, and then good night to you, and I'll turn in." The marine greedily drained the rest of the bottle, and with swimming eyes thanked Leonard for his kindness, bade him good night, and with an unsteady step resumed his musket and his walk upon the forecastle. In the meantime, Charles Bramble, who was an expert swimmer, had got out of gunshot and even sight of the ship, or rather where his head could not be discovered from the ship's deck, and was nearing the shore very fast. He had secured, as he proposed, sufficient clothing upon the back of his neck, and in an oil cloth covering, so as to keep it dry, to equip himself quite comfortably on landing, and in these garments he was soon dressed again, and making his way through the town to the mission house, where he knew Helen Huntington and her mother to be, and where he knew, also, that he could find at last temporary lodgings. ALLY IF THEY ARE PERSONAL NEVER MIND MAN IT WAS ALL A DREAM NO TRUTH IN IT YOU KNOW COME OLD BOY THAT'S TAKE ANOTHER DRINK FOR COMPANIONSHIP AND THEN GOOD NIGHT TO YOU AND I'LL TURN IN THE MARINE GREEDILY DRAINED THE REST OF THE BOTTLE AND WITH SWIMMING EYES THANKED LEONARD FOR HIS KINDNESS BADE HIM GOOD NIGHT AND WITH AN UNSTEADY STEP RESUMED HIS MUSKET AND HIS WALK UPON THE FORECASTLE IN THE MEANTIME CHARLES BRAMBLE WHO WAS AN EXPERT SWIMMER HAD GOT OUT OF GUNSHOT AND EVEN SIGHT OF THE SHIP OR RATHER WHERE HIS HEAD COULD NOT BE DISCOVERED FROM THE SHIP'S DECK AND WAS NEARING THE SHORE VERY FAST HE HAD SECURED AS HE PROPOSED SUFFICIENT CLOTHING UPON THE BACK OF HIS NECK AND IN AN OILCLOTH COVERING SO AS TO IT DRY TO EQUIP HIMSELF QUITE COMFORTABLY ON LANDING AND IN THESE GARMENTS HE WAS SOON DRESSED AGAIN AND MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH THE TOWN TO THE MISSION HOUSE WHERE HE KNEW HELEN HUNTINGTON AND HER MOTHER USED TO BE AND WHERE HE KNEW ALSO THAT HE COULD FIND AT LAST TEMPORARY LODGINGS
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