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Helen seeing plainly and instantly the state of affairs, threw herself with a scream of terror before Charles to protect him, unarmed as he was, from the keen weapon that gleamed in his brother's hand. HELEN SEEING PLAINLY AND INSTANTLY THE STATE OF AFFAIRS THREW HERSELF WITH A SCREAM OF TERROR BEFORE CHARLES TO PROTECT HIM UNARMED AS HE WAS FROM THE KEEN WEAPON THAT GLEAMED IN HIS BROTHER'S HAND
ps, among these branches. But why do you look so pale, Helen?" "It is so terrible. I thought the sound was like that of one of those terrible serpents that frequent these parts, the anaconda, creeping towards us." "Nay, dearest, it was but your imagination; these reptiles avoid the near approach to human habitations, and would not be likely to be here." "There! there it is again," she said convulsively, drawing closely to his side, while both looked towards the spot from whence at that moment a sound proceeded. In a moment more there broke forth from the clustering vines and trees the figure of a man, with a drawn sword, who hastened with lowering brow towards them! It was Robert Bramble, incensed beyond endurance at the sight which met his vision through the vista of the foliage on his approaching the spot; he paused but for one single moment, then yielding to the power of his almost ungovernable temper, he drew his sword and rushed forward, determined to sacrifice his brother's life.  CHARLES BRAMBLE IT WAS SOME BIRD PERHAPS AMONG THESE BRANCHES BUT WHY DO YOU LOOK SO PALE HELEN IT IS SO TERRIBLE I THOUGHT THE SOUND WAS LIKE THAT OF ONE OF THOSE TERRIBLE SERPENTS THAT FREQUENT THESE PARTS THE ANNECANDA CREEPING TOWARDS US NAY DEAREST IT WAS BUT YOUR IMAGINATION THESE REPTILES AVOID THE NEAR APPROACH TO HUMAN HABITATIONS AND WERE NOT LIKELY TO BE HERE THERE THERE IT IS AGAIN SHE SAID CONVULSIVELY DRAWING CLOSELY TO HIS SIDE WHILE BOTH LOOKED TOWARDS THE SPOT FROM WHENCE AT THAT MOMENT THE SOUND PROCEEDED IN A MOMENT MORE THERE BROKE FORTH FROM THE CLUSTERING VINES AND TREES THE FIGURE OF A MAN WITH A DRAWN SWORD WHO HASTENED WITH LOWERED BROW TOWARDS THEM IT WAS ROBERT BRAMBLE INCENSED BEYOND ENDURANCE AT THIS SIGHT WHICH MET HIS VISION THROUGH THE VISTA OF THE FOLIAGE ON APPROACHING THE SPOT HE PAUSED FOR BUT ONE SINGLE MOMENT THEN YIELDING TO THE POWER OF HIS ALMOST UNGOVERNABLE TEMPER HE DREW HIS SWORD AND RUSHED FORWARD DETERMINED TO SACRIFICE HIS BROTHER'S LIFE
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