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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. 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
fending the deck of the slaver. He was a servant of Captain Bramble's, had attended his master in the attack, but having received a blow from a handspike upon the head, was rendered insensible at the first of the action, and had been carried on board his ship in that condition, from which state he had gradually recovered until it was thought he would be able to testify before the court at the present time. After a few moments of delay, the man made his appearance, evidently not yet recovered from the fearful blow he had received, but yet able to 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 about him so vaguely, and then sitting down, to cover his face with his hands, only to go through the same pantomime again?  THE PARTY ENGAGED IN DEFENDING THE DECK OF THE SLAVER HE WAS A SERVANT OF CAPTAIN BRAMBLES HAD ATTENDED HIS MASTER IN THE ATTACK BUT HAVING RECEIVED A BLOW FROM A HANDSPIKE UPON THE HEAD WAS RENDERED INSENSIBLE AT THE FIRST OF THE ACTION AND HAD BEEN CARRIED ON BOARD HIS SHIP IN THAT CONDITION FROM WHICH STATE HE HAD GRADUALLY RECOVERED UNTIL IT WAS THOUGHT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO TESTIFY BEFORE THE COURT AT THE PRESENT TIME AFTER A FEW MOMENTS OF DELAY THE MAN MADE HIS APPEARANCE EVIDENTLY NOT YET RECOVERED FROM THE FEARFUL BLOW HE HAD RECEIVED BUT YET ABLE TO 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
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