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Charles Bramble looked carefully for a few moments at the companion of his long and dangerous journey. He saw before him the person of a negro, slender, agile, rather below the usual height, and clothed after the style of the settlers, in pants and jacket, but with a red handkerchief bound upon the head. CHARLES BRAMBLE LOOKED CAREFULLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS AT THE COMPANION OF HIS LONG AND DANGEROUS JOURNEY HE SAW BEFORE HIM THE PERSON OF A NEGRO SLENDER AGILE RATHER BELOW THE USUAL HEIGHT AND CLOTHED AFTER THE STYLE OF THE SETTLERS IN PANTS AND JACKET BUT WITH A RED HANDKERCHIEF BOUND UPON THE HEAD
rs as to the property that had been entrusted to him by the owners of the "Sea Witch." Charles Bramble awaited impatiently the coming of the guide, until indeed he was afraid that longer delay would expose him to the arrest which he so much desired to avoid, and then telling Leonard that he would hasten forward to the outskirts of the town, where he would await the guide. Leonard Hust promised to bring him directly, and thus they parted; the younger brother, hastening towards the jungle at the environs of Sierra Leone, at length reached the designated spot, where he quietly awaited the arrival of his guide. It was quite dark before the expected individual came; but at length he did arrive, and thrusting a note into the hands of the impatient refugee, waited for orders. Charles opened the paper and read in a rough school-boy hand, that he, Leonard Hast, had intended to come to see him off, but that he could not, and that the bearer was a faithful guide, somewhat eccentric, but reliable. ARDO AND ARRANGING MATTERS AS TO THE PROPERTY THAT HAD BEEN ENTRUSTED TO HIM BY THE OWNERS OF THE SEA WITCH CHARLES BRAMBLE AWAITED IMPATIENTLY THE COMING OF THE GUIDE UNTIL INDEED HE WAS AFRAID THAT LONGER DELAY WOULD EXPOSE HIM TO THE ARREST WHICH HE HAD SO MUCH DESIRED TO AVOID AND THEN TELLING LEONARD THAT HE WOULD HASTEN FORWARD TO THE OUTSKIRTS OF THE TOWN WHERE HE WOULD AWAIT THE GUIDE LEONARD HUSTE PROMISED TO BRING HIM DIRECTLY AND THUS THEY PARTED THE YOUNGER BROTHER HASTENING TOWARDS THE JUNGLE AT THE ENVIRONS OF SIERRA LEONE AT LENGTH REACHED THE DESIGNATED SPOT WHERE HE QUIETLY AWAITED THE ARRIVAL OF HIS GUIDE IT WAS QUITE DARK BEFORE THE EXPECTED INDIVIDUAL CAME BUT AT LENGTH HE DID ARRIVE AND THRUSTING A NOTE INTO THE HANDS OF THE IMPATIENT REFUGEE WAITED FOR ORDERS CHARLES OPENED THE PAPER AND READ IN A ROUGH SCHOOLBOY HAND THAT HE LEONARD HUST HAD INTENDED TO COME SEE HIM OFF BUT THAT HE COULD NOT AND THAT THE BEARER WAS A FAITHFUL GUIDE SOMEWHAT ECCENTRIC BUT RELIABLE
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