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A kind of dread had taken possession of him since his interview with Captain Sedley in the morning, and every noise he heard seemed to foretell that something was about to occur. "Go, this minute!" said his father sternly. "Don't want to." "But you shall." A KIND OF DREAD HAD TAKEN POSSESSION OF HIM SINCE HIS INTERVIEW WITH CAPTAIN SEDLEY IN THE MORNING AND EVERY NOISE HE HEARD SEEMED TO FORETELL THAT SOMETHING WAS ABOUT TO OCCUR GO THIS MINUTE SAID HIS FATHER STERNLY DON'T WANT TO BUT YOU SHALL
s I did?" said Tim, not a little confused by the directness with which Captain Sedley spoke to him. "I say it, Tim. Once more, will you free Tony from the charge by telling the truth?" "I have told the truth." "No, you haven't, Tim. Will you confess the crime, and save Tony?" "No, I won't; I didn't do it." "Very well," replied Captain Sedley, as he left the young reprobate. Tim did not know what to make of it. Why Captain Sedley should lay it to him, he could not tell, unless it was on account of what he had said to Fred Harper about buying the Thunderbolt. He was uneasy, and spent the forenoon in wandering about the woods back of his father's house. He felt as though something was going to happen, though he could not tell precisely what. He had eaten no breakfast, and at noon he was driven home by hunger. But he had scarcely seated himself at the dinner-table before a knock was heard at the door. "Go to the door, Tim," said his father. "I don't want to go," answered Tim, with a whine. VICTED OF A CRIME WHICH YOU COMMITTED YOURSELF WHO SAYS I DID SAID TIM NOT A LITTLE CONFUSED BY THE DIRECTNESS WITH WHICH CAPTAIN SEDLEY SPOKE TO HIM I SAY IT TIM ONCE MORE WILL YOU FREE TONY FROM THE CHARGE BY TELLING THE TRUTH I HAVE TOLD THE TRUTH NO YOU HAVEN'T TIM WILL YOU CONFESS THE CRIME AND SAVE TONY NO I WON'T I DIDN'T DO IT VERY WELL REPLIED CAPTAIN SEDLEY AS HE LEFT THE YOUNG REPROBATE TIM DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF IT WHY CAPTAIN SEDLEY SHOULD LAY TO HIM HE COULD NOT TELL UNLESS IT WAS ON ACCOUNT OF WHAT HE HAD SAID TO FRED HARPER ABOUT BUYING THE THUNDERBOLT HE WAS UNEASY AND SPENT THE FORENOON IN WANDERING ABOUT THE WOODS BACK OF HIS FATHER'S HOUSE HE FELT AS THOUGH SOMETHING WAS GOING TO HAPPEN THOUGH HE COULD NOT TELL PRECISELY WHAT HE HAD EATEN NO BREAKFAST AND AT NOON HE WAS DRIVEN HOME BY HUNGER BUT HE HAD SCARCELY SEATED HIMSELF AT THE DINNER TABLE BEFORE A KNOCK WAS HEARD AT THE DOOR GO TO THE DOOR TIM SAID HIS FATHER I DON'T WANT TO GO ANSWERED TIM WITH A WHINE
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