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His father was knighted by his king, his blood was as pure and ancient as any in England. HIS FATHER WAS KNIGHTED BY THE KING HIS BLOOD WAS AS PURE AND ANCIENT AS ANY IN ENGLAND
have many a sad thing at heart that I have been guilty of by following his orders, sir. No, no, master Charles, take my advice, don't trust Robert,--make your escape, or you will be hanged at the yard-arm of this very ship ere another twenty-four hours have passed!" "Is he capable of this?" asked the younger brother, in tones of amazement. "Nobody should know better than I, sir, and I tell you yes." "My blood, then, shall not be upon his hands," said Charles, musing, "I will escape. Come, good Leonard, relieve me of these shackles, and quickly." "Slowly, slowly, master Charles, we must be cautious, there are watchful eyes on board the ship, and sentries who know their duty, so be wary." The young commander seemed now to stand more erect, there was a freer glance to his eye, his lips were more compressed and firm, he felt that what had been to him heretofore an indelible stain, a stigma upon his character, was now effaced; he was not only respectably born, but even gently and highly so. E MAKES ALL THOSE WHO ARE WITH HIM BAD MEN AND I HAVE MANY A SAD THING AT HEART THAT I HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF BY FOLLOWING HIS ORDERS SIR NO NO MASTER CHARLES TAKE MY ADVICE DON'T TRUST ROBERT MAKE YOUR ESCAPE OR YOU WILL BE HANGED AT THE YARD ARM OF THIS VERY SHIP ERE ANOTHER TWENTY FOUR HOURS HAVE PASSED IS HE CAPABLE OF THIS ASKED THE YOUNGER BROTHER IN TONES OF AMAZEMENT NOBODY SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN I SIR AND I TELL YOU YES MY BLOOD THEN SHALL NOT BE UPON HIS HANDS SAID CHARLES MUSING I WILL ESCAPE COME GOOD LEONARD RELIEVE ME OF THESE SHACKLES AND QUICKLY SLOWLY SLOWLY MASTER CHARLES WE MUST BE CAUTIOUS THERE ARE WATCHFUL EYES ON BOARD THE SHIP AND SENTRIES WHO KNOW THEIR DUTY SO BE WARY THE YOUNG COMMANDER SEEMED NOW TO STAND MORE ERECT THERE WAS A FREER GLANCE TO HIS EYE HIS LIPS WERE MORE COMPRESSED AND FIRM HE FELT THAT WHAT HAD BEEN TO HIM HERETOFORE AS AN INDELIBLE STAIN A STIGMA UPON HIS CHARACTER WAS NOW EFFACED HE WAS NOT ONLY RESPECTABLY BORN BUT EVEN GENTLY AND HIGHLY SO
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