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The shock was like electricity, and made him stagger for support. Two or three times he repeated "Impossible! impossible!" THE SHOCK WAS LIKE ELECTRICITY AND MADE HIM STAGGER FOR SUPPORT TWO OR THREE TIMES HE REPEATED IMPOSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE
." Now it was that the attention of all were drawn towards Leonard Hust, who in turn seemed as much surprised and as much moved by some secret cause as the prisoner had been. He hastily crossed the court room to where the prisoner sat, and looking full into his eyes, seemed to be for a moment entranced, while the court remained silent, observing these singular manifestations, which they could not understand. "Leonard--Leonard, I say!" repeated Captain Bramble, "what trick is this?" "Trick!" whispered the man; "trick, Captain Bramble! Tell me, sir, who is that man?" "Why, they call him Captain Will Ratlin, and we know him to be a slaver." The servant still hesitated, looking from the prisoner to his principal accuser, the English officer, then at the court, and finally drawing his master a little on one side, the man again went through the pantomime described, and placing his mouth to his master's ear whispered something which startled him as though a gun had been fired at his very ear. REFERRED TO THESE GOOD PEOPLE ARE MISTAKEN NOW IT WAS THAT THE ATTENTION OF ALL WERE DRAWN TOWARDS LEONARD HUST WHO IN TURN SEEMED AS MUCH SURPRISED AND AS MUCH MOVED BY SOME SECRET CAUSE AS THE PRISONER HAD BEEN HE HASTILY CROSSED THE COURT ROOM TO WHERE THE PRISONER SAT AND LOOKING FULL INTO HIS EYES SEEMED TO BE FOR A MOMENT ENTRANCED WHILE THE COURT REMAINED SILENT OBSERVING THESE SINGULAR MANIFESTATIONS WHICH THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND LEONARD LEONARD I SAY REPEATED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WHAT TRICK IS THIS TRICK WHISPERED THE MAN TRICK CAPTAIN BRAMBLE TELL ME SIR WHO IS THAT MAN WHY THEY CALL HIM CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN AND WE KNOW HIM TO BE A SLAVER THE SERVANT STILL HESITATED LOOKING FROM THE PRISONER TO HIS PRINCIPAL ACCUSER THE ENGLISH OFFICER THEN AT THE COURT AND FINALLY DRAWING HIS MASTER A LITTLE ON ONE SIDE THE MAN AGAIN WENT THROUGH THE PANTOMIME DESCRIBED AND PLACING HIS MOUTH TO HIS MASTER'S EAR WHISPERED SOMETHING WHICH STARTLED HIM AS THOUGH A GUN HAD BEEN FIRED AT HIS VERY EAR
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