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But Robert had been there before him, and had already manufactured a story redounding to Charles's discredit, and provoking both his mother's and father's anger, the latter of whom at Robert's instance, even struck the gallant hearted boy a severe blow with the flat of his hand as a punishment for what he denominated an interference with his brother's sport. BUT ROBERT HAD BEEN THERE BEFORE HIM AND HAD ALREADY MANUFACTURED A STORY REDOUNDING TO CHARLES DISCREDIT AND PROVOKING BOTH HIS MOTHER'S AND FATHER'S ANGER THE LATTER OF WHOM AT ROBERT'S INSTANCE EVEN STRUCK THE GALLANT HEARTED BOY A SEVERE BLOW WITH THE FLAT OF HIS HAND AS A PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT HE DENOMINATED IN INTERFERENCE WITH HIS BROTHER SPORT
et, and tying a string and stone about its neck, bore the dog to the large pond in the centre of the part, where he threw him into the deepest part. Charles at that moment came in sight, and at once saw the act. Without pausing to take off his clothes or any part of them, he sprang at once into the pond and dove down for the dog; but he found the stone about its neck too heavy for him to bring to the surface, though he struggled long and stoutly to do so before he yielded. Swimming to the shore, Charles took his knife from his pocket, and once more dashed in; and this time diving down he cut the cord, and releasing the dog from the bottom swam with him to the opposite shore from where Robert stood, all the while threatening him. Here his younger brother smoothed the water from the dog's coat, and instinctively rubbing its benumbed limbs until it became quite resuscitated, and after a short time, following close to Charles for protection, it returned to his mother's side in her boudoir. ZED UPON THE LITTLE PET AND TYING A STRING AND STONE ABOUT ITS NECK BORE THE DOG TO THE LARGE POND IN THE CENTRE OF THE PART WHERE HE THREW HIM INTO THE DEEPEST PART CHARLES AT THAT MOMENT CAME IN SIGHT AND AT ONCE SAW THE ACT WITHOUT PAUSING TO TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES OR ANY PART OF THEM HE SPRANG AT ONCE INTO THE POND AND DOVE DOWN FOR THE DOG BUT HE FOUND THE STONE ABOUT ITS NECK TOO HEAVY FOR HIM TO BRING TO THE SURFACE THOUGH HE STRUGGLED LONG AND STOUTLY TO DO SO BEFORE HE YIELDED SWIMMING TO THE SHORE CHARLES TOOK HIS KNIFE FROM HIS POCKET AND ONCE MORE DASHED IN AND THIS TIME DIVING DOWN HE CUT THE CORD AND RELEASING THE DOG FROM THE BOTTOM SWAM WITH HIM TO THE OPPOSITE SHORE FROM WHERE ROBERT STOOD ALL THE WHILE THREATENING HIM HERE HIS YOUNGER BROTHER SMOOTHED THE WATER FROM THE DOG'S COAT AND INSTINCTIVELY RUBBING ITS BENUMBED LIMBS UNTIL IT BECAME QUITE RESUSCITATED AND AFTER A SHORT TIME FOLLOWING CLOSE TO CHARLES FOR PROTECTION IT RETURNED TO HIS MOTHER'S SIDE IN HER BOUDOIR
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