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Charles would have placed some favorable construction upon the case, but, alas, he could not; there was no possible way of disguising the matter. Robert was the same bitter, jealous spirited soul that had rendered his childhood miserable. CHARLES WOULD HAVE PLACED SOME FAVORABLE CONSTRUCTION UPON THE CASE BUT ALAS HE COULD NOT THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY OF DISGUISING THE MATTER ROBERT WAS THE SAME BITTER JEALOUS SPIRITED SOUL THAT HAD RENDERED HIS CHILDHOOD MISERABLE
 that he had not before dared to utter; he could refer her to the dear hours of their childhood, to the tender kiss she gave him when he left that distant home to become a wanderer over half the globe! He no longer felt the irons that Leonard Hust was filing away. He seemed to feel a strength that would have snapped them like pack threap. He was a man now, a free man, and not a thing of accident; a thing for the world to point at in scorn, not an abandoned child of shame. No, he felt nerved at once by this singular, this almost miraculous discovery, and could hardly restrain his impatience. Yet a shadow for a moment crossed over his brow, as he thought of that brother, who could coldly look on and see him sacrificed, knowing what he must and surely did know. Could he have permitted such a result, had he been in Robert's place? Indeed, he felt he could not. "Does not my brother know that you are here on this errand, Leonard?" "If he did it would cost me my life," said the honest fellow.  HE COULD BOLDLY PLEAD A CAUSE THAT HE HAD NOT BEFORE DARED TO UTTER HE COULD REFER TO HER TO THE DEAR HOURS OF THEIR CHILDHOOD TO THE TENDER KISS SHE GAVE HIM WHEN HE LEFT THAT DISTANT HOME TO BECOME A WANDERER OVER HALF THE GLOBE HE NO LONGER FELT THE IRONS THAT LEONARD HUSS WAS FILING AWAY HE SEEMED TO FEEL A STRENGTH THAT WOULD HAVE SNAPPED THEM LIKE A PACK THREAT HE WAS A MAN NOW A FREE MAN AND NOT A THING OF ACCIDENT A THING FOR THE WORLD TO POINT AT IN SCORN NOR AN ABANDONED CHILD OF SHAME NO HE FELT NERVED AT ONCE BY THIS SINGULAR THIS ALMOST MIRACULOUS DISCOVERY AND COULD HARDLY RESTRAIN HIS IMPATIENCE YET A SHADOW FOR THE MOMENT CROSSED OVER HIS BROW AS HE THOUGHT OF THAT BROTHER WHO COULD COLDLY LOOK AND SEE HIM SACRIFICED KNOWING WHAT HE MUST AND SURELY DID KNOW COULD HE HAVE PERMITTED SUCH A RESULT HAD HE BEEN IN ROBERT'S PLACE INDEED HE FELT HE COULD NOT DOES MY BROTHER KNOW THAT YOU ARE HERE ON THIS ERRAND LEONARD IF HE DID IT WOULD COST ME MY LIFE SAID THE HONEST FELLOW
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