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Little did either know that the object of their remarks had been a silent but trembling witness of the entire scene, from the first taunting word Captain Bramble had spoken. LITTLE DID EITHER KNOW THAT THE OBJECT OF THEIR REMARKS HAD BEEN A SILENT BUT TREMBLING WITNESS OF THE ENTIRE SCENE FROM THE FIRST TAWNING WORD CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD SPOKEN
 the throat and bent him nearly double to the earth, with an ease that showed his superior physical strength to be immense, but as though impressed with some returning sense, Captain Ratlin released his grasp and said: "Rise, sir, you are safe from my hand; but fortunate it is for you that you can call this lady whose name you have just referred to, friend; the man whom she honors by her countenance is safe from any injury I can inflict." "A very chivalric speech," replied the enraged and brow-beaten officer. "But you shall answer for this, sir, and at once. This is not the spot--you must give me satisfaction for this base insult, or by the heaven above us I will shoot you like a dog!" "As you will, sir. I have spoken openly, and I shall abide by my word. I am no boaster, nor do I expect any especial favor at the hands of the lady whom you have named; but I repeat, sir, that my respect for her renders her friend safe from any injury that I might otherwise, in just indignation, inflict. ED FIRE AND WHO SEIZED HIS TRADUCER BY THE THROAT AND BENT HIM NEARLY DOUBLE TO THE EARTH WITH AN EASE THAT SHOWED HIS SUPERIOR PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO BE IMMENSE BUT AS THOUGH IMPRESSED WITH SOME RETURNING SENSE CAPTAIN RATLIN RELEASED HIS GRASP AND SAID RISE SIR YOU ARE SAFE FROM MY HAND BUT FORTUNATE IT IS FOR YOU THAT YOU CAN CALL THIS LADY WHOSE NAME YOU HAVE JUST REFERRED TO FRIEND THE MAN WHOM SHE HONOURS BY HER COUNTENANCE IS SAFE FROM ANY INJURY I CAN INFLICT A VERY CHIVALRIC SPEECH REPLIED THE ENRAGED AND BROWBEATEN OFFICER BUT YOU SHALL ANSWER FOR THIS SIR AND AT ONCE THIS IS NOT THE SPOT YOU MUST GIVE ME SATISFACTION FOR THIS BASE INSULT OR BY THE HEAVEN ABOVE US I WILL SHOOT YOU LIKE A DOG AS YOU WILL SIR I HAVE SPOKEN OPENLY AND I SHALL ABIDE MY WORD I AM NO BOASTER NOR DO I EXPECT ANY ESPECIAL FAVOUR AT THE HANDS OF THE LADY WHOM YOU HAVE NAMED BUT I REPEAT SIR THAT MY RESPECT FOR HER RENDERS HER FRIEND SAFE FROM ANY INJURY THAT I MIGHT OTHERWISE IN JUST INDIGNATION INFLICT
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