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"You will be so good as to answer the question put by the court," repeated the judge. "The court will please remember that I hurt no one, and that I was not even engaged in the action referred to. These good people are mistaken." YOU WILL BE SO GOOD AS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION PUT BY THE COURT REPEATED THE JUDGE THE COURT WILL PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I HURT NO ONE AND THAT I WAS NOT EVEN ENGAGED IN THE ACTION REFERRED TO THESE GOOD PEOPLE ARE MISTAKEN
Bramble himself looked at the prisoner with surprise to see him thus effected by the presence of his servant. "For the love of Heaven!" exclaimed the prisoner aloud, as though he could bear this intensity of feeling no longer, "who is this man?" "It is my servant--an honest, faithful man, may it please the court. Leonard Hust, by name, born in my father's service," said Captain Bramble. "Leonard Hust," mused the young commander, thoughtfully; "Leonard Hust!" "Ay, sir," added Captain Bramble, somewhat pertly, "do you find any objection to that name? If so, sir, I pray you will declare it to the court." "Leonard Hust!" still mused the prisoner, without noticing this interruption. "There is a strange ring upon my ears in repeating that name!" "Prisoner," said the judge, "do you recollect having done this man a severe and almost fatal harm in the late conflict?" "I--I," said the young commander, somewhat confused in his mind from an evident effort to recall some long-forgotten association.  OBSERVED AS SIGNIFICANT ALSO BY EVERY ONE PRESENT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HIMSELF LOOKED AT THE PRISONER WITH SURPRISE TO SEE HIM THUS AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF HIS SERVANT FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN EXCLAIMED THE PRISONER ALOUD AS THOUGH HE COULD BEAR THIS INTENSITY OF FEELING NO LONGER WHO IS THIS MAN IT IS MY SERVANT AN HONEST FAITHFUL MAN MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT LEONARD HUST BY NAME BORN IN MY FATHER'S SERVICE SAID CAPTAIN BRAMBLE LEONARD HUST MUSED THE YOUNG COMMANDER THOUGHTFULLY LEONARD HUST I SIR ADDED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SOMEWHAT PERTLY DO YOU FIND ANY OBJECTION TO THAT NAME IF SO SIR I PRAY YOU WILL DECLARE IT TO THE COURT LEONARD HUST STILL MUSED THE PRISONER WITHOUT NOTICING THIS INTERRUPTION THERE IS A STRANGE RING UPON MY EARS IN REPEATING THAT NAME PRISONER SAID THE JUDGE DO YOU RECOLLECT HAVING DONE THIS MAN A SEVERE AND ALMOST FATAL HARM IN THE LATE CONFLICT AY AY SAID THE YOUNG COMMANDER SOMEWHAT CONFUSED IN HIS MIND FROM AN EVIDENT EFFORT TO RECALL SOME LONG FORGOTTEN ASSOCIATION
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