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"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 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
nd to perform the part expected of him. No sooner had the court, through its head, addressed the witness, than he answered promptly the preliminary queries put to him, while the effect upon Captain Ratlin seemed to be like magic. Was it guilt that made him start so, rub his eyes, look about him so vaguely, and then sitting down, to cover his face with his hands, only to go through the same pantomime again? We ask, was it guilt that made him act thus? The judges noted it, and even made memorandums of the same upon their record of evidence. It was observed as significant also by every one present. Captain 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. TAKE HIS PLACE AT THE WITNESS'S POST AND TO PERFORM THE PART EXPECTED OF HIM NO SOONER HAD THE COURT THROUGH ITS HEAD ADDRESSED THE WITNESS THAN HE ANSWERED PROMPTLY THE PRELIMINARY QUERIES PUT TO HIM WHILE THE EFFECT UPON CAPTAIN RATLIN SEEMED TO BE LIKE MAGIC WAS IT GUILT THAT MADE HIM START SO RUB HIS EYES LOOK ROUND HIM SO VAGUELY AND THEN SITTING DOWN TO COVER HIS FACE WITH HIS HANDS ONLY TO GO THROUGH THE SAME PANTOMIME AGAIN WE ASK WAS IT GUILT THAT MADE HIM ACT THUS THE JUDGES NOTED IT AND EVEN MADE MEMORANDUMS OF THE SAME UPON THE RECORD OF EVIDENCE IT WAS 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
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