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With a naturally patient disposition, he suffered much without complaint. Sir Robert and Lady Bramble seemed blind to the fact that the unbounded indulgence which they yielded to their eldest child was rendering still worse a disposition and habit which were already an affliction in themselves. WITH A NATURALLY PATIENT DISPOSITION HE SUFFERED MUCH WITHOUT COMPLAINT SIR ROBERT AND LADY BRAMBLE SEEMED BLIND TO THE FACT THAT THE UNBOUNDED INDULGENCE WHICH THEY YIELDED TO THEIR ELDEST CHILD WAS RENDERING STILL WORSE A DISPOSITION AND HABIT WHICH WERE ALREADY AN AFFLICTION IN THEMSELVES
d revengeful; Charles was open-hearted, mild and forgiving. Robert was cruel to both servants and animals; Charles was kind to all, and a favorite with all; even the dumb animals avoided one and adhered to the other, instinctively knowing a friend. Robert was the first born and the favorite with his mother, whom he ruled literally in all things, while Sir Robert, looking upon him as the legal heir and representative of his name, of course considered him in a somewhat different light from that in which he regarded Charles. At times it seemed as though an evil spirit had taken possession of Robert's heart, and he delighted in oppressing, domineering over and abusing his brother, who, though he did not lack for spirit, yet could never bring it to bear against Robert. He meekly bore his reproaches and abuse, and even at times had suffered personal chastisement at his hands without complaint to his parents, rather than irritate both them and himself by referring to so disagreeable a matter. AS JEALOUS IRRITABLE AND REVENGEFUL CHARLES WAS OPEN HEARTED MILD AND FORGIVING ROBERT WAS CRUEL TO BOTH SERVANTS AND ANIMALS CHARLES WAS KIND TO ALL AND A FAVORITE WITH ALL EVEN THE DUMB ANIMALS AVOIDED ONE AND ADHERED TO THE OTHER INSTINCTIVELY KNOWING A FRIEND ROBERT WAS THE FIRST BORN AND THE FAVORITE WITH HIS MOTHER WHOM HE RULED LITERALLY IN ALL THINGS WHILE SIR ROBERT LOOKING UPON HIM AS THE LEGAL HEIR AND REPRESENTATIVE OF HIS NAME OF COURSE CONSIDERED HIM IN A SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT LIGHT FROM THAT IN WHICH HE REGARDED CHARLES AT TIMES IT SEEMED AS THOUGH AN EVIL SPIRIT HAD TAKEN POSSESSION OF ROBERT'S HEART AND HE DELIGHTED IN OPPRESSING DOMINEERING OVER AND ABUSING HIS BROTHER WHO THOUGH HE DID NOT LACK FOR SPIRIT YET COULD NEVER BRING IT TO BEAR AGAINST ROBERT HE MEEKLY BORE HIS REPROACHES IN ABUSE AND EVEN AT TIMES HAD SUFFERED PERSONAL CHASTISEMENT AT HIS HANDS WITHOUT COMPLAINT TO HIS PARENTS RATHER THAN IRRITATE BOTH THEM AND HIMSELF BY REFERRING TO SO DISAGREEABLE A MATTER
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