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He referred to that last gallant act he had performed, by saving his mother's favorite dog, and how little cousin Helen (she is the same as Miss Huntington) had seen it all, and had thanked him over and over again for it, and a thousand other reminiscences, thread by thread, and link by link, filling up the space from earliest childhood to the hour when he had left his home at Bramble Park. HE REFERRED TO THAT LAST GALLANT ACT HE HAD PERFORMED BY SAVING HIS MOTHER'S FAVOURITE DOG AND HOW LITTLE COUSIN HELEN SHE IS THE SAME AS MISS HUNTINGTON HAD SEEN IT ALL AND HAD THANKED HIM OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR IT AND A THOUSAND OTHER REMINISCENCES THREAD BY THREAD AND LINK BY LINK FILLING UP THE SPACE FROM EARLIEST CHILDHOOD TO THE HOUR WHEN HE HAD LEFT HIS HOME AT BRAMBLE PARK
,--why do you call me that name?" "Why, you see, that is your name, to be sure. Charles Bramble, and you are Captain Robert Bramble's brother, and--take care, hold still, or the file will cut you." "How,--do not trifle with me,--what is this which you are telling me?" "Indeed, sir,--indeed, it is all true," said the other, half frightened at the effect his words had produced upon the prisoner, who now stepped away from him and stood aloof, withdrawing his wrists from the operation which Leonard Hust was performing. "Come hither, Leonard Hust, if that be your name," he said; "sit here and tell me what this business is that you refer to. No blind hints, sir, but speak out plainly, and like a man." Thus interrogated, the man did as he was directed, and went on to tell the commander of the "Sea Witch" his story, up to the time when he was lost to his parents and friends. How he had never been kindly treated by his elder brother, who, indeed, drove him from home by his incessant oppression. SIR AND YOU SEE MASTER CHARLES MASTER CHARLES CHARLES WHY DO YOU CALL ME BY THAT NAME WHY YOU SEE THAT IS YOUR NAME TO BE SURE CHARLES BRAMBLE AND YOU ARE CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE'S BROTHER AND TAKE CARE HOLD STILL OR THE FOWLER CUT YOU HOW DO NOT TRIFLE WITH ME WHAT IS THIS WHICH YOU ARE TELLING ME INDEED SIR INDEED IT IS ALL TRUE SAID THE OTHER HALF FRIGHTENED AT THE EFFECT HIS WORDS HAD PRODUCED UPON THE PRISONER WHO NOW STEPPED AWAY FROM HIM AND STOOD ALOOF WITHDRAWING HIS WRIST FROM THE OPERATION WHICH LEONARD HUST WAS PERFORMING COME HITHER LEONARD HUST IF THAT BE YOUR NAME HE SAID SIT HERE AND TELL ME WHAT THIS BUSINESS IS THAT YOU REFER TO NO BLIND HINTS SIR BUT SPEAK OUT PLAINLY AND LIKE A MAN THUS INTERROGATED THE MAN DID AS HE WAS DIRECTED AND WENT ON TO TELL THE COMMANDER OF THE SEA WITCH HIS STORY UP TO THE TIME WHEN HE WAS LOST TO HIS PARENTS AND FRIENDS HOW HE HAD NEVER BEEN KINDLY TREATED BY HIS ELDEST BROTHER WHO INDEED DROVE HIM FROM HIS HOME BY HIS INCESSANT OPPRESSION
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