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large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_04_ballou_64kb
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Now cousin Helen  as a little blue eyed child of eight years, the daughter of the family whose estate joined that of Bramble Park, was called  was no cousin at all, but the children had thus nicknamed each other, and they were most happy playmates together. NOW COUSIN HELEN AS A LITTLE BLUE EYED CHILD OF EIGHT YEARS THE DAUGHTER OF THE FAMILY WHOSE ESTATE JOINED THAT OF BRAMBLE PARK WAS CALLED WAS NO COUSIN AT ALL BUT THE CHILDREN HAD THUS NICKNAMED EACH OTHER AND THEY WERE MOST HAPPY PLAYMATES TOGETHER
 do it; he hasn't got half your courage and strength, though he's bigger and older." A tear was all the answer that the boy vouchsafed to his honest effort at consolation. He too proud to make a confidant of the servant, or to confide to him of his father's conduct, or even that of Robert. Leonard Hust watched the boy carefully, and entered keenly into his feelings, until at last he said: "I wasn't the only one who saw you save her ladyship's pet, master Charles." "It wasn't father or mother that saw it?" asked Charles, quickly, as he recalled the injustice he had just experienced at their hands, under Robert's prompting. "No, master Charles." "Was it cousin Helen?" continued the boy. "Yes, master Charles," answered Leonard Hust, with a knowing smile. "O," said the boy, as a glow of pleasure lit up his features for a moment. It was evident that the knowledge of the said cousin Helen's having seen his exertions to save the little favorite spaniel, gave Charles not a little satisfaction. S MASTER ROBERT NEVER WOULD HAVE DARED TO DO IT HE HASN'T GOT HALF YOUR COURAGE AND STRENGTH THOUGH HE'S BIGGER AND OLDER A TEAR WAS ALL THE ANSWER THAT THE BOY VOUCHSAFED TO HIS HONEST EFFORT AT CONSOLATION HE TOO PROUD TO MAKE A CONFIDANT OF THE SERVANT OR TO CONFIDE TO HIM OF HIS FATHER'S CONDUCT OR EVEN THAT OF ROBERT LEONARD HUST WATCHED THE BOY CAREFULLY AND ENTERED KEENLY INTO HIS FEELINGS UNTIL AT LAST HE SAID I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW YOU SAVE HER LADYSHIP'S PET MASTER CHARLES IT WASN'T FATHER OR MOTHER THAT SAW IT ASKED CHARLES QUICKLY AS HE RECALLED THE INJUSTICE HE HAD JUST EXPERIENCED AT THEIR HANDS UNDER ROBERT'S PROMPTING NO MASTER CHARLES WAS IT COUSIN HELEN CONTINUED THE BOY YES MASTER CHARLES ANSWERED LEONARD HUST WITH A KNOWING SMILE OH SAID THE BOY AS A GLOW OF PLEASURE LIT UP HIS FEATURES FOR A MOMENT IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE SAID COUSIN HELEN'S HAVING SEEN HIS EXERTIONS TO SAVE THE LITTLE FAVOURITE SPANIEL GAVE CHARLES NOT A LITTLE SATISFACTION
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