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"Alas! sir, I always befriended you at home, when master Robert had set both the old folk against you, and I would do so now; but as to him, sir, I am sorry to say it, but he's a bad man, and he makes all those who are with him bad men, and I have many a sad thing at heart that I have been guilty of by following his orders, sir. ALAS SIR I ALWAYS BEFENDED YOU AT HOME WHEN MASTER ROBERT HAD SET BOTH THE OLD FOLK AGAINST YOU AND I WOULD DO SO NOW BUT AS TO HIM SIR I AM SORRY TO SAY IT BUT HE'S A BAD MAN AND HE MAKES ALL THOSE WHO ARE WITH HIM BAD MEN AND I HAVE MANY A SAD THING AT HEART THAT I HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF BY FOLLOWING HIS ORDERS SIR
early ten years had passed, a long-closed vein of memory seemed gradually to open in the prisoner's brain; he covered his face with his hands, and for a few moments seemed lost in connecting the various threads of the past, until gradually it all came plainly and clearly back to him. His memory had again by these hints become completely restored, he was himself again! "Leonard, Leonard, I see all, remember all," he said, while a tear, a man's tear, wet for a single moment his bronzed cheek. "I am rejoiced, sir, to hear it, I am sure," said the other. "But, Leonard, where is my brother, and why is it necessary to remove these badges of shame by stealth? Tell me, where is Robert?" "Alas, sir, you must remember that he never held a brother's regard for you; it was that very thing which drove you from us when you were a wee bit of a boy." "True, true; but he must see the hand of Providence in all this, and I know he will give me his hand, and we will forgive each other and forget the past. SAME EARS FROM THEIR INFANCY UNTIL NEARLY TEN YEARS HAD PASSED A LONG CLOSED VEIN OF MEMORY SEEMED GRADUALLY TO OPEN IN THE PRISONER'S BRAIN HE COVERED HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS AND FOR A FEW MOMENTS SEEMED LOST IN CONNECTING THE VARIOUS THREADS OF THE PAST UNTIL GRADUALLY IT ALL CAME PLAINLY AND CLEARLY BACK TO HIM HIS MEMORY HAD AGAIN BY THESE HINTS BECOME COMPLETELY RESTORED AND HE WAS HIMSELF AGAIN LEONARD LEONARD I SEE ALL I REMEMBER ALL HE SAID WHILE THE TEAR A MAN'S TEAR WET FOR A SINGLE MOMENT HIS BRONZED CHEEK I AM REJOICED SIR TO HEAR IT I AM SURE SAID THE OTHER BUT LEONARD WHERE IS MY BROTHER AND WHY IS IT NECESSARY TO REMOVE THESE BADGES OF SHAME BY STEALTH TELL ME WHERE IS ROBERT ALAS SIR YOU MUST REMEMBER THAT HE NEVER HELD A BROTHER'S REGARD FOR YOU IT WAS THE VERY THING WHICH DROVE YOU FROM US WHEN YOU WERE A WEE BIT OF A BOY TRUE TRUE BUT HE MUST SEE THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE AND ALL THIS AND I KNOW HE WILL GIVE ME HIS HAND AND WE WILL FORGIVE EACH OTHER AND FORGET THE PAST
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