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In the mean time, let us turn for a moment to the bedside of Captain Robert Bramble, for it is long past midnight, and, weary in mind and body, he had retired to that rest which he most certainly needed. But sleep is hardly repose to the guilty, and he was trebly so. IN THE MEANTIME LET US TURN FOR A MOMENT TO THE BEDSIDE OF CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE FOR IT IS LONG PAST MIDNIGHT AND WEARY IN MIND AND BODY HE HAD RETIRED TO THAT REST WHICH HE MOST CERTAINLY NEEDED BUT SLEEP IS HARDLY REPOSE FOR THE GUILTY AND HE WAS TREBLY SO
 too, seemed funny to me. Why, sir, I seemed to know you the instant I set eyes on you in the court, and when I got close I soon settled the doubt in my mind." "Well, my good fellow, it seems that but for you I might have been hanged, and that, too, by my own bother; but I trust all is set right now." "I hope so, sir, only you must not let master Robert know that I liberated you from these ruffles, sir, will you, master Charles?" "Never fear me, Leonard, I shall not do as you were about to do towards me, give testimony that will in any way criminate you." "But I wasn't, sir, of my own free will, only master Robert had told me what I must say, and stick to it, and swear to it through thick and thin, and I'm afraid not to obey him." "Poor fellow, I see you are, indeed, his tool; but if I find myself in any sort of a position ere long, I will take care to make your situation more comfortable." "Thank ye, sir," said Leonard Hust, just as the last shackle dropped from the prisoner's wrists. U FORGET THAT EVEN ROBERT DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME AND THAT TOO SEEMED FUNNY TO ME WHY SIR I SEEM TO KNOW YOU THE INSTANT I SET EYES UPON YOU IN THE COURT AND WHEN I GOT CLOSE I SOON SETTLED THE DOUBT IN MY MIND WELL MY GOOD FELLOW IT SEEMS THAT BUT FOR YOU I MIGHT HAVE BEEN HANGED AND THAT TOO BY MY OWN BROTHER BUT I TRUST ALL IS SET RIGHT NOW I HOPE SO SIR ONLY YOU MUST NOT LET MASTER ROBERT KNOW THAT I LIBERATED YOU FROM THESE RUFFLES SIR WILL YOU MASTER CHARLES NEVER FEAR ME LEONARD I SHALL NOT DO AS YOU ARE ABOUT TO DO TOWARDS ME GIVE TESTIMONY THAT WILL IN ANY WAY CRIMINATE YOU BUT I WASN'T SIR OF MY OWN FREE WILL ONLY MASTER ROBERT HAD TOLD ME WHAT I MUST SAY AND STICK TO IT AND SWEAR TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN AND I AM AFRAID NOT TO OBEY HIM POOR FELLOW I SEE YOU ARE INDEED HIS TOOL BUT IF I FIND MYSELF IN ANY SORT OF POSITION ERE LONG I WILL TAKE CARE TO MAKE YOUR SITUATION MORE COMFORTABLE THANK YOU SIR SAID LEONARD HUST JUST AS A LAST SHACKLE DROPPED FROM THE PRISONER'S WRISTS
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