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I believe you speak truly; and yet how strange, how more than strange it all is, that we should meet again in this way!" "It quite nonplussed me, sir. I thought he was a ghost at first." "Strange, strange!" mused the elder brother. "In those days, long ago in our childhood, he crossed my path constantly, and here he is again athwart my hawse. I BELIEVE YOU SPEAK TRULY AND YET HOW STRANGE HOW MORE THAN STRANGE IT ALL IS THAT WE SHOULD MEET AGAIN IN THIS WAY IT QUITE AN UNPLUS TO ME SIR I THOUGHT HE WAS A GHOST AT FIRST STRANGE STRANGE MUSED THE ELDER BROTHER IN THOSE DAYS LONG AGO IN OUR CHILDHOOD HE CROSSED MY PATH CONSTANTLY AND HERE HE IS AGAIN ATHWART MY HOUSE
as requisite to the progress of the trial, and therefore as he made this request it was at once formally granted, and the court adjourned for the time, while the prisoner was remanded on ship-board for safe keeping until the next day. That the reader may understand the singular conduct of both the young commander and Leonard Hust, he must follow the latter worthy into his master's private room in the government house, where they proceeded at once after the occurrences described. "In Heaven's name, Leonard, what do you mean by such an assertion?" asked Captain Bramble, throwing himself into a chair, and wiping the cold perspiration from his face. "I mean, sir, that the man on trial to-day is no more nor less than your brother!" "Charles Bramble?" "Yes, sir." "How strange is all this. How know you beyond all cavil, Leonard?" "By the scar over the right eye. You gave it to him yourself. Don't you remember, sir, just previous to the dog affair, for which he ran away from home!" "By Heaven! L PROSECUTOR AND WITNESS OF COURSE HIS PRESENCE WAS REQUISITE TO THE PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL AND THEREFORE AS HE MADE THIS REQUEST IT WAS AT ONCE FORMALLY GRANTED AND THE COURT ADJOURNED FOR THE TIME WHILE THE PRISONER WAS REMANDED ON SHIPBOARD FOR SAFE KEEPING UNTIL THE NEXT DAY THAT THE READER MAY UNDERSTAND THE SINGULAR CONDUCT OF BOTH THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND LEONARD HUST HE MUST FOLLOW THE LATTER WORTHY INTO HIS MASTER'S PRIVATE ROOM IN THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHERE THEY PROCEEDED AT ONCE AFTER THE OCCURRENCES DESCRIBED IN HEAVEN'S NAME LEONARD WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY SUCH AN ASSERTION ASKED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THROWING HIMSELF INTO A CHAIR AND WIPING THE COLD PERSPIRATION FROM HIS FACE I MEAN SIR THAT THE MAN ON TRIAL TO DAY IS NO MORE NOR LESS THAN YOUR BROTHER CHARLES BRAMBLE YES SIR HOW STRANGE IS ALL THIS HOW KNOW YOU BEYOND ALL CAVIL LEONARD BY THE SCAR OVER THE RIGHT EYE YOU GAVE IT HIM YOURSELF DON'T YOU REMEMBER SIR JUST PREVIOUS THE DOG AFFAIR FOR WHICH HE RAN AWAY FROM HOME BY HEAVEN
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