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The purpose of my sending yon this is not to ask any favors at the hand of one who was never actuated towards me even in childhood by a brother's regard, but whose sole desire and purpose have been to oppress and injure one related to him by the nearest ties of relationship. THE PURPOSE OF MY SENDING YON THIS IS NOT TO ASK ANY FAVOURS AT THE HAND OF ONE WHO IS NEVER ACTUATED TOWARDS ME EVEN IN CHILDHOOD BY A BROTHER'S REGARD BUT WHOSE SOLE DESIRE AND PURPOSE HAVE BEEN TO OPPRESS AND INJURE ONE RELATED TO HIM BY THE NEAREST TIDES OF RELATIONSHIP
ould 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. But, lest his brother should be betrayed by his feelings into any extremity of action concerning him, he resolved at once to write him a note, declaring that their relationship was known, and that should any further persecution be offered, the same should at once be made public to the oppressor's disgrace. With this purpose, he hardly awaited the breaking of day before he possessed himself of writing materials, and wrote and despatched the following to his brother: "CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE,--About the same time you receive this note, you will also be made aware, doubtless, of my escape from durance vile in your ship. 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 BUT LEST HIS BROTHER SHOULD BE BETRAYED BY HIS FEELINGS INTO ANY EXTREMITY OF ACTION CONCERNING HIM HE RESOLVED AT ONCE TO WRITE HIM A NOTE DECLARING THAT THEIR RELATIONSHIP WAS KNOWN AND THAT SHOULD ANY FURTHER PERSECUTION BE OFFERED THE SAME AT ONCE BE MADE PUBLIC TO THE OPPRESSOR'S DISGRACE WITH THIS PURPOSE HE HARDLY AWAITED THE BREAKING OF DAY BEFORE HE POSSESSED HIMSELF OF WRITING MATERIALS AND WROTE AND DISPATCHED THE FOLLOWING TO HIS BROTHER CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE ABOUT THE SAME TIME YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTE YOU WILL ALSO BE MADE AWARE DOUBTLESS OF MY ESCAPE FROM DURRANCE VILE IN YOUR SHIP
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