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Being the principal 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 ship board for safe keeping until the next day. BEING THE PRINCIPAL 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
 his eyes, seemed to be for a moment entranced, while the court remained silent, observing these singular manifestations, which they could not understand. "Leonard--Leonard, I say!" repeated Captain Bramble, "what trick is this?" "Trick!" whispered the man; "trick, Captain Bramble! Tell me, sir, who is that man?" "Why, they call him Captain Will Ratlin, and we know him to be a slaver." The servant still hesitated, looking from the prisoner to his principal accuser, the English officer, then at the court, and finally drawing his master a little on one side, the man again went through the pantomime described, and placing his mouth to his master's ear whispered something which startled him as though a gun had been fired at his very ear. The shock was like electricity, and made him stagger for support. Two or three times he repeated "Impossible! impossible!" and finally begged the court to stay the proceedings, as he was taken suddenly ill, and should not be able to attend until to-morrow. O WHERE THE PRISONER SAT AND LOOKING FULL INTO HIS EYES SEEMED TO BE FOR A MOMENT ENTRANCED WHILE THE COURT REMAINED SILENT OBSERVING THESE SINGULAR MANIFESTATIONS WHICH THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND LEONARD LEONARD I SAY REPEATED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WHAT TRICK IS THIS TRICK WHISPERED THE MAN TRICK CAPTAIN BRAMBLE TELL ME SIR WHO IS THAT MAN WHY THEY CALL HIM CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN AND WE KNOW HIM TO BE A SLAVER THE SERVANT STILL HESITATED LOOKING FROM THE PRISONER TO HIS PRINCIPAL ACCUSER THE ENGLISH OFFICER THEN AT THE COURT AND FINALLY DRAWING HIS MASTER A LITTLE ON ONE SIDE THE MAN AGAIN WENT THROUGH THE PANTOMIME DESCRIBED AND PLACING HIS MOUTH TO HIS MASTER'S EAR WHISPERED SOMETHING WHICH STARTLED HIM AS THOUGH A GUN HAD BEEN FIRED AT HIS VERY EAR THE SHOCK WAS LIKE ELECTRICITY AND MADE HIM STAGGER FOR SUPPORT TWO OR THREE TIMES HE REPEATED IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE AND FINALLY BEGGED THE COURT TO STAY THE PROCEEDINGS AS HE WAS TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL AND SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND UNTIL TO MORROW
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