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large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_04_ballou_64kb
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There was a cloud apparently shadowing each face there; there was constantly some trouble of a domestic character. Sir Robert and Lady Bramble seemed to be not on the best of terms with each other, and the servants wore a hang dog look, as though they expected at any moment to be called to account for some piece of rascality. THERE WAS A CLOUD APPARENTLY SHADOWING EACH FACE THERE THERE WAS CONSTANTLY SOME TROUBLE OF A DOMESTIC CHARACTER SIR ROBERT AND LADY BRAMBLE SEEMED TO BE NOT ON THE BEST OF TERMS WITH EACH OTHER AND THE SERVANTS WORE A HANG DOG LOOK AS THOUGH THEY EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME PIECE OF RASCALITY
ry accompaniment to a fine English estate. Sir Robert was a man of not much force of character, had inherited his estates, and had partly exhausted his income so far as to render a degree of economy imperatively necessary, a fact which was not calculated to render any more amiable a naturally irritable disposition. The family at Bramble Park, as the estate was called, consisted of Sir Robert and his lady, a weak-minded, but once beautiful woman, and two sons, Robert and Charles, the eldest at this period some twelve years of age, the youngest about nine; the usual number of servants, in doors and out; made up the household. Sir Robert's could hardly be said to be a very happy household, notwithstanding there seemed to be every element and requisite to be found there for peaceful domestic happiness; and perhaps it would have puzzled a casual observer to have ascertained wherein laid the root of that evil, which, like a poisonous upas, seemed to spread its branches through the household.  ANIMALS IN SHORT EVERY ACCOMPANIMENT TO A FINE ENGLISH ESTATE SIR ROBERT WAS A MAN OF NOT MUCH FORCE OF CHARACTER HAD INHERITED HIS ESTATES AND HAD PARTLY EXHAUSTED HIS INCOME SO FAR AS TO RENDER A DEGREE OF ECONOMY IMPERATIVELY NECESSARY A FACT WHICH WAS NOT CALCULATED TO RENDER ANY MORE AMIABLE A NATURALLY IRRITABLE DISPOSITION THE FAMILY AT BRAMBLE PARK AS THE ESTATE WAS CALLED CONSISTED OF SIR ROBERT AND HIS LADY A WEAK MINDED BUT ONCE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND TWO SONS ROBERT AND CHARLES THE ELDEST AT THIS PERIOD SOME TWELVE YEARS OF AGE THE YOUNGEST ABOUT NINE AND THE USUAL NUMBER OF SERVANTS INDOORS AND OUT MADE UP THE HOUSEHOLD SIR ROBERTS COULD HARDLY HE SAID TO BE A VERY HAPPY HOUSEHOLD NOTWITHSTANDING THERE SEEMED TO BE EVERY ELEMENT AND REQUISITE TO BE FOUND THERE FOR PEACEFUL DOMESTIC HAPPINESS AND PERHAPS IT WOULD HAVE PUZZLED A CASUAL OBSERVER TO HAVE ASCERTAINED WHEREIN LAID THE ROOT OF THAT EVIL WHICH LIKE A POISONOUS UPAS SEEMED TO SPREAD ITS BRANCHES THROUGH THE HOUSEHOLD
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