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Swimming to the shore, Charles took his knife from his pocket, and once more dashed in; and this time diving down he cut the cord, and releasing the dog from the bottom swam with him to the opposite shore from where Robert stood, all the while threatening him. SWIMMING TO THE SHORE CHARLES TOOK HIS KNIFE FROM HIS POCKET AND ONCE MORE DASHED IN AND THIS TIME DIVING DOWN HE CUT THE CORD AND RELEASING THE DOG FROM THE BOTTOM SWAM WITH HIM TO THE OPPOSITE SHORE FROM WHERE ROBERT STOOD ALL THE WHILE THREATENING HIM
ever happy unless he was doing some one harm, or distressing some of the many pet animals about the spacious grounds; in this latter occupation he passed much of his leisure time, and was a great adept at the business. A fine St. Charles spaniel, belonging to Lady Bramble, had one day, after being teased beyond forbearance by Robert, at last in self-defence, snapped at and lightly bit him, in revenge for which the violent tempered boy vowed to kill him, and the very next opportunity he had, he seized upon the little pet, and tying a string and stone about its neck, bore the dog to the large pond in the centre of the part, where he threw him into the deepest part. Charles at that moment came in sight, and at once saw the act. Without pausing to take off his clothes or any part of them, he sprang at once into the pond and dove down for the dog; but he found the stone about its neck too heavy for him to bring to the surface, though he struggled long and stoutly to do so before he yielded.  THOUGH ROBERT WAS NEVER HAPPY UNLESS HE WAS DOING SOME ONE HARM OR DISTRESSING SOME OF THE MANY PET ANIMALS ABOUT THE SPACIOUS GROUNDS IN THIS LATTER OCCUPATION HE PASSED MUCH OF HIS LEISURE TIME AND WAS A GREAT ADEPT AT THE BUSINESS A FINE SAINT CHARLES SPANIEL BELONGING TO LADY BRAMBLE HAD ONE DAY AFTER BEING TEASED BEYOND FORBEARANCE BY ROBERT AT LAST IN SELF DEFENCE SNAPPED AT AND LIGHTLY BIT HIM IN REVENGE FOR WHICH THE VIOLENT TEMPERED BOY VOWED TO KILL HIM AND THE VERY NEXT OPPORTUNITY HE HAD HE SEIZED UPON THE LITTLE PET AND TYING A STRING AND STONE ABOUT ITS NECK BORE THE DOG TO THE LARGE POND IN THE CENTRE OF THE PART WHERE HE THREW HIM INTO THE DEEPEST PART CHARLES AT THAT MOMENT CAME IN SIGHT AND AT ONCE SAW THE ACT WITHOUT PAUSING TO TAKE OFF HIS CLOTHES OR ANY PART OF THEM HE SPRANG AT ONCE INTO THE POND AND DOVE DOWN FOR THE DOG BUT HE FOUND THE STONE ABOUT ITS NECK TOO HEAVY FOR HIM TO BRING TO THE SURFACE THOUGH HE STRUGGLED LONG AND STOUTLY TO DO SO BEFORE HE YIELDED
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