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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. 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
that evil, which, like a poisonous upas, seemed to spread its branches through the household. 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, however, one pleasant face in that household, though even that seemed tempered by sadness; this was the youngest brother, Charles. He was, or rather would have been, a cheerful, happy boy, but for the malign influence of his brother Robert, who seemed his opposite in almost everything. Robert was 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. AINED WHEREIN LAID THE ROOT OF THAT EVIL WHICH LIKE A POISONOUS UPAS SEEMED TO SPREAD ITS BRANCHES THROUGH THE HOUSEHOLD 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 HOWEVER ONE PLEASANT FACE IN THAT HOUSEHOLD THOUGH EVEN THAT SEEMED TEMPERED BY SADNESS THIS WAS THE YOUNGEST BROTHER CHARLES HE WAS OR RATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHEERFUL HAPPY BOY BUT FOR THE MALIGN INFLUENCE OF HIS BROTHER ROBERT WHO SEEMED AS OPPOSITE IN ALMOST EVERYTHING ROBERT WAS 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
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