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All this, of course, tended to the safety of his brother Charles, who had rightly anticipated this state of affairs in relation to the part that Robert must needs enact; he therefore felt perfectly safe in awaiting an opportunity for shipment to England in the first vessel bound thither, and it was at once agreed between Mrs. Huntington, Helen and himself, that they would go together. ALL THIS OF COURSE TENDED TO THE SAFETY OF HIS BROTHER CHARLES WHO HAD RIGHTLY ANTICIPATED THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN RELATION TO THE PART THAT ROBERT MUST NEEDS ENACT AND THEREFORE FELT PERFECTLY SAFE IN AWAITING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SHIPMENT TO ENGLAND IN THE FIRST VESSEL BOUND THITHER AND IT WAS AT ONCE AGREED BETWEEN MISSUS HUNTINGTON HELEN AND HIMSELF THAT THEY WOULD GO TOGETHER
this she said to herself, as she mused at the fruitless attempts she had been engaged in--now she would trust to herself. But how to do it she hardly knew. When he was under her father's roof, and she unsuspected of hostility to him, it would have been an easy matter, with her knowledge of poisons, to have sacrificed his life; but now it was not so very easy for her to find an opportunity for any sort of approach to him. But this seemed her last and only resource of vengeance, and she cared to live only to consummate it. Actually afraid to bring his brother again to trial, for fear of a personal exposure, Captain Robert Bramble was now in a quandary; he was looked to by the court for a conclusion of the suit he had brought, and was now so situated that he found it necessary to screen that brother whom he so bitterly disliked, from the cognizance of the authorities. Indeed, he became nervous lest the exposure should become public in spite of his efforts at concealing the singular facts. OTHERS THUS FAR THIS SHE SAID TO HERSELF AS SHE MUSED AT THE FRUITLESS ATTEMPTS SHE HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN NOW SHE WOULD TRUST TO HERSELF BUT HOW TO DO IT SHE HARDLY KNEW WHEN HE WAS UNDER HER FATHER'S ROOF AND SHE UNSUSPECTED OF HOSTILITY TO HIM IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EASY MATTER WITH HER KNOWLEDGE OF POISONS TO HAVE SACRIFICED HIS LIFE BUT NOW IT WAS NOT SO VERY EASY FOR HER TO FIND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ANY SORT OF APPROACH TO HIM BUT THIS SEEMED HER LAST AND ONLY RESOURCE OF VENGEANCE AND SHE CARED TO LIVE ONLY TO CONSUMMATE IT ACTUALLY AFRAID TO BRING HIS BROTHER AGAIN TO TRIAL FOR FEAR OF A PERSONAL EXPOSURE CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE WAS NOW IN A QUANDARY HE WAS LOOKED TO BY THE COURT FOR A CONCLUSION OF THE SUIT HE HAD BROUGHT AND WAS NOW SO SITUATED THAT HE FOUND IT NECESSARY TO SCREEN THAT BROTHER WHOM HE HAD SO BITTERLY DISLIKED FROM THE COGNIZANCE OF THE AUTHORITIES INDEED HE BECAME NERVOUS LEST THE EXPOSURE SHOULD BECOME PUBLIC IN SPITE OF HIS EFFORTS AT CONCEALING THE SINGULAR FACTS
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