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Then he saw him walk angrily toward the house, where he knew very well what would follow on his return there. All the while his little companion had stood regarding first one and then the other. Now Charles stepped to her side, and said: "I am sorry, Helen; but it is very, very hard to bear." THEN HE SAW HIM WALK ANGRILY TOWARD THE HOUSE WHERE HE KNEW VERY WELL WHAT WOULD FOLLOW ON HIS RETURN THERE ALL THE WHILE HIS LITTLE COMPANION HAD STOOD REGARDING FIRST ONE AND THEN THE OTHER NOW CHARLES STEPPED TO HER SIDE AND SAID I AM SORRY HELEN BUT IT IS VERY VERY HARD TO BEAR
 again and leaned over and kissed her sweet little lips as a brother might have done! And then together they plucked a beautiful bouquet, and busied themselves in arranging it and classifying the various plants by their botanical names, for both children were well versed in this delightful study, young as they were. While they were thus engaged, Robert came up and angrily discovered the two children thus happy together. Saying some rude things to Charles, he pushed him away from his playmate's side with rude and brutal force, throwing Charles to the ground. This was too much, even for his forbearing spirit, and the injured and outraged boy, smarting under the previous injury he had endured, rose quickly to his feet, and with one blow knocked Robert heavily upon the ground. The blow had been a severe one, and the boy was faint and unable to stand for a moment. Charles looked at him for an instant, then helped to raise him up, and waited until he was again sufficiently conscious to walk.  UNTIL CHARLES SMILED AGAIN AND LEANED OVER AND KISSED HER SWEET LITTLE LIPS AS A BROTHER MIGHT HAVE DONE AND THEN TOGETHER THEY PLUCKED A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET AND BUSIED THEMSELVES IN ARRANGING IT AND CLASSIFYING THE VARIOUS PLANTS BY THEIR BOTANICAL NAMES FOR BOTH CHILDREN WERE WELL VERSED IN THIS DELIGHTFUL STUDY YOUNG AS THEY WERE WHILE THEY WERE THUS ENGAGED ROBERT CAME UP AND ANGRILY DISCOVERED THE TWO CHILDREN THUS HAPPY TOGETHER SAYING SOME RUDE THINGS TO CHARLES HE PUSHED HIM AWAY FROM HIS PLAYMATE'S SIDE WITH RUDE AND BRUTAL FORCE THROWING CHARLES TO THE GROUND THIS WAS TOO MUCH EVEN FOR HIS FORBEARING SPIRIT AND THE INJURED AND OUTRAGED BOY SMARTING UNDER THE PREVIOUS INJURY HE HAD ENDURED ROSE QUICKLY TO HIS FEET AND WITH ONE BLOW KNOCKED ROBERT HEAVILY UPON THE GROUND THE BLOW HAD BEEN A SEVERE ONE AND THE BOY WAS FAINT AND UNABLE TO STAND FOR A MOMENT CHARLES LOOKED AT HIM FOR AN INSTANT THEN HELPED TO RAISE HIM UP AND WAITED UNTIL HE WAS AGAIN SUFFICIENTLY CONSCIOUS TO WALK
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