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There was, however, one pleasant face in that household, though even that seemed tempered by sadness; this was the youngest brother, Charles. He was, or rather would have been, a cheerful, happy boy, but for the malign influence of his brother Robert, who seemed his opposite in almost everything. THERE WAS HOWEVER ONE PLEASANT FACE IN THAT HOUSEHOLD THOUGH EVEN THAT SEEMED TEMPERED BY SADNESS THIS WAS THE YOUNGEST BROTHER CHARLES HE WAS OR RATHER WOULD HAVE BEEN A CHEERFUL HAPPY BOY BUT FOR THE MALIGN INFLUENCE OF HIS BROTHER ROBERT WHO SEEMED AS OPPOSITE IN ALMOST EVERYTHING
at Bramble Park, as the estate was called, consisted of Sir Robert and his lady, a weak-minded, but once beautiful woman, and two sons, Robert and Charles, the eldest at this period some twelve years of age, the youngest about nine; the usual number of servants, in doors and out; made up the household. Sir Robert's could hardly be said to be a very happy household, notwithstanding there seemed to be every element and requisite to be found there for peaceful domestic happiness; and perhaps it would have puzzled a casual observer to have ascertained wherein laid the root of that evil, which, like a poisonous upas, seemed to spread its branches through the household. There was a cloud apparently shadowing each face there; there was constantly some trouble of a domestic character. Sir Robert and Lady Bramble seemed to be not on the best of terms with each other, and the servants wore a hang-dog look, as though they expected at any moment to be called to account for some piece of rascality. SPOSITION THE FAMILY AT BRAMBLE PARK AS THE ESTATE WAS CALLED CONSISTED OF SIR ROBERT AND HIS LADY A WEAK MINDED BUT ONCE BEAUTIFUL WOMAN AND TWO SONS ROBERT AND CHARLES THE ELDEST AT THIS PERIOD SOME TWELVE YEARS OF AGE THE YOUNGEST ABOUT NINE AND THE USUAL NUMBER OF SERVANTS INDOORS AND OUT MADE UP THE HOUSEHOLD SIR ROBERTS COULD HARDLY HE SAID TO BE A VERY HAPPY HOUSEHOLD NOTWITHSTANDING THERE SEEMED TO BE EVERY ELEMENT AND REQUISITE TO BE FOUND THERE FOR PEACEFUL DOMESTIC HAPPINESS AND PERHAPS IT WOULD HAVE PUZZLED A CASUAL OBSERVER TO HAVE ASCERTAINED WHEREIN LAID THE ROOT OF THAT EVIL WHICH LIKE A POISONOUS UPAS SEEMED TO SPREAD ITS BRANCHES THROUGH THE HOUSEHOLD THERE WAS A CLOUD APPARENTLY SHADOWING EACH FACE THERE THERE WAS CONSTANTLY SOME TROUBLE OF A DOMESTIC CHARACTER SIR ROBERT AND LADY BRAMBLE SEEMED TO BE NOT ON THE BEST OF TERMS WITH EACH OTHER AND THE SERVANTS WORE A HANG DOG LOOK AS THOUGH THEY EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT TO BE CALLED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME PIECE OF RASCALITY
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