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"I hope so," added Charles. "Here is Uncle Ben. Hurrah!" I HOPE SO ADDED CHARLES HERE IS UNCLE BEN HURRAH
th the Bunkers he would probably have been just as forward in a bad cause. His motive was not a worthy one. It was the same as that which sometimes induces men and women to go to church, to give money to the poor, or to assume a virtue they do not possess,--for the reputation it would give them. It was the same motive which had urged him to give his money to the widow Weston. Perhaps he was not fully conscious of his motive in thus being the foremost to condemn poor Tony; but Captain Sedley read his character rightly, and understood the workings of his mind. "I am sure I feel kindly towards Tony; as kindly as any other fellow in the club," said Charles. "I do not doubt it, but we must watch all our thoughts and actions." Captain Sedley returned to the boat-house to give further directions concerning the building. Before two o'clock all the boys, with the exception of Tony Weston, were gathered on the beach. "I hope he will come," said Frank, much concerned at the absence of his friend. NGEROUS STATE OF MIND FOR WITH THE BUNKERS HE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN JUSTICE FORWARD IN A BAD CAUSE HIS MOTIVE WAS NOT A WORTHY ONE IT WAS THE SAME AS THAT WHICH SOMETIMES INDUCES MEN AND WOMEN TO GO TO CHURCH TO GIVE MONEY TO THE POOR OR TO ASSUME A VIRTUE THEY DO NOT POSSESS FOR THE REPUTATION IT WOULD GIVE THEM IT WAS THE SAME MOTIVE WHICH HAD URGED HIM TO GIVE HIS MONEY TO THE WIDOW WESTON PERHAPS HE WAS NOT FULLY CONSCIOUS OF HIS MOTIVE IN THUS BEING THE FOREMOST TO CONDEMN POOR TONY BUT CAPTAIN CIDLEY READ HIS CHARACTER RIGHTLY AND UNDERSTOOD THE WORKINGS OF HIS MIND I AM SURE I FEEL KINDLY TOWARDS TONY AS KINDLY AS ANY OTHER FELLOW IN THE CLUB SAID CHARLES I DO NOT DOUBT IT BUT WE MUST WATCH ALL OUR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS CAPTAIN SEEDLEY RETURNED TO THE BOAT HOUSE TO GIVE FURTHER DIRECTIONS CONCERNING THE BUILDING BEFORE TWO O'CLOCK ALL THE BOYS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TONY WESTON WERE GATHERED ON THE BEACH I HOPE HE WILL COME SAID FRANK MUCH CONCERNED AT THE ABSENCE OF HIS FRIEND
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