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He was too generous, too manly, to complain of Robert's cruel treatment of him, or to mention the unkindness he had experienced from his parents. But he had not forgotten these occurrences, and his lip once more quivered with emotion, and his clear, handsome eyes were suffused with tears. HE WAS TOO GENEROUS TOO MANLY TO COMPLAIN OF ROBERT'S CRUEL TREATMENT OF HIM OR TO MENTION THE UNKINDNESS HE HAD EXPERIENCED FROM HIS PARENTS BUT HE HAD NOT FORGOTTEN THESE OCCURRENCES AND HIS LIP ONCE MORE QUIVERED WITH EMOTION AND HIS CLEAR HANDSOME EYES WERE SUFFUSED WITH TEARS
 next the rich flower beds that shed their grateful fragrance around the spot. Cousin Helen, still panting from the exertion of the play, looked thoughtfully into the almost transparent water, and involuntarily heaved a sigh that did not escape her companion's notice. "Art sick, cousin Helen?" asked Charles, quickly. "Nay, not I," said the pleasant-voiced child, "not I, Charley." "But you sighed as though you were very tired or in pain," he continued. "Did I?" said the child, thoughtfully; "well, I believe I did." "And what for, cousin Helen?" said Charles, tenderly, parting her natural ringlets back from her beautiful and radiant face--doubly radiant now as she looked up into his, so confidingly and so affectionately. "I was thinking," she said, ingenuously, "how cruel Robert was to your mother's pet. I don't see how he could do such a thing, do you, Charley?" "Robert is quick-tempered," said his brother, "and perhaps regrets it now. I guess the dog bit him, or something of that sort. D SIT DOWN TOGETHER CLOSE BY THE BRINK OF THE CLEAR DEEP POND NEXT THE RICH FLOWER BEDS THAT SHED THEIR GRATEFUL FRAGRANCE AROUND THE SPOT COUSIN HELEN STILL PANTING FROM THE EXERTION OF THE PLAY LOOKED THOUGHTFULLY INTO THE ALMOST TRANSPARENT WATER AND INVOLUNTARILY HEAVED A SIGH THAT DID NOT ESCAPE HER COMPANION'S NOTICE ART SICK COUSIN HELEN ASKED CHARLES QUICKLY NAY NOT I SAID THE PLEASANT VOICED CHILD NOT I CHARLEY BUT YOU SIGHED AS THOUGH YOU WERE VERY TIRED OR IN PAIN HE CONTINUED DID I SAID THE CHILD THOUGHTFULLY WELL I BELIEVE I DID AND WHAT FOR COUSIN HELEN SAID CHARLES TENDERLY PARTING HER NATURAL RINGLETS BACK FROM HER BEAUTIFUL AND RADIANT FACE DOUBLY RADIANT NOW AS SHE LOOKED UP INTO HIS SO CONFIDINGLY AND SO AFFECTIONATELY I WAS THINKING SHE SAID INGENIOUSLY HOW CRUEL ROBERT WAS TO YOUR MOTHER'S PET I DON'T SEE HOW HE COULD DO SUCH A THING DO YOU CHARLEY ROBERT IS QUICK TEMPERED SAID HIS BROTHER AND PERHAPS REGRETS IT NOW I GUESS THE DOG BIT HIM OR SOMETHING OF THAT SORT
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