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After a few moments of delay, the man made his appearance, evidently not yet recovered from the fearful blow he had received, but yet able to take his place at the witness's post, and to perform the part expected of him. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF DELAY THE MAN MADE HIS APPEARANCE EVIDENTLY NOT YET RECOVERED FROM THE FEARFUL BLOW HE HAD RECEIVED BUT YET ABLE TO TAKE HIS PLACE AT THE WITNESS'S POST AND TO PERFORM THE PART EXPECTED OF HIM
e girl avoided his eyes while she uttered her well-fabricated story, but had she met the eyes of the young commander, she would have seen more of pity there than of anger, more of surprise than of reproach, even. But in the meantime, while these feelings were moving him, the case was steadily progressing, and began to wear a most serious aspect as it regarded the fate of Captain Will Ratlin. There still remained one other witness to examine, whose illness had kept him on board ship up to the last moment, and who it was said could identify the prisoner as one of the party engaged in defending the deck of the slaver. He was a servant of Captain Bramble's, had attended his master in the attack, but having received a blow from a handspike upon the head, was rendered insensible at the first of the action, and had been carried on board his ship in that condition, from which state he had gradually recovered until it was thought he would be able to testify before the court at the present time.  WOUNDED ANOTHER THE GIRL AVOIDED HIS EYES WHILE SHE UTTERED HER WELL FABRICATED STORY BUT HAD SHE MET THE EYES OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN MORE OF PITY THERE THAN OF ANGER MORE OF SURPRISE THAN OF REPROACH EVEN BUT IN THE MEANTIME WHILE THESE FEELINGS WERE MOVING HIM THE CASE WAS STEADILY PROGRESSING AND BEGAN TO WEAR A MOST SERIOUS ASPECT AS IT REGARDED THE FATE OF CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN THERE STILL REMAINED ONE OTHER WITNESS TO EXAMINE WHOSE ILLNESS HAD KEPT HIM ON BOARD SHIP UP TO THE LAST MOMENT AND WHO IT WAS SAID COULD IDENTIFY THE PRISONER AS ONE OF THE PARTY ENGAGED IN DEFENDING THE DECK OF THE SLAVER HE WAS A SERVANT OF CAPTAIN BRAMBLES HAD ATTENDED HIS MASTER IN THE ATTACK BUT HAVING RECEIVED A BLOW FROM A HANDSPIKE UPON THE HEAD WAS RENDERED INSENSIBLE AT THE FIRST OF THE ACTION AND HAD BEEN CARRIED ON BOARD HIS SHIP IN THAT CONDITION FROM WHICH STATE HE HAD GRADUALLY RECOVERED UNTIL IT WAS THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COURT AT THE PRESENT TIME
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