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"Trick!" whispered the man; "trick, Captain Bramble! Tell me, sir, who is that man?" "Why, they call him Captain Will Ratlin, and we know him to be a slaver." TRICK WHISPERED THE MAN TRICK CAPTAIN BRAMBLE TELL ME SIR WHO IS THAT MAN WHY THEY CALL HIM CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN AND WE KNOW HIM TO BE A SLAVER
pon my ears in repeating that name!" "Prisoner," said the judge, "do you recollect having done this man a severe and almost fatal harm in the late conflict?" "I--I," said the young commander, somewhat confused in his mind from an evident effort to recall some long-forgotten association. "You will be so good as to answer the question put by the court," repeated the judge. "The court will please remember that I hurt no one, and that I was not even engaged in the action referred to. These good people are mistaken." Now it was that the attention of all were drawn towards Leonard Hust, who in turn seemed as much surprised and as much moved by some secret cause as the prisoner had been. He hastily crossed the court room to where the prisoner sat, and looking full into his eyes, seemed to be for a moment entranced, while the court remained silent, observing these singular manifestations, which they could not understand. "Leonard--Leonard, I say!" repeated Captain Bramble, "what trick is this? INTERRUPTION THERE IS A STRANGE RING UPON MY EARS IN REPEATING THAT NAME PRISONER SAID THE JUDGE DO YOU RECOLLECT HAVING DONE THIS MAN A SEVERE AND ALMOST FATAL HARM IN THE LATE CONFLICT AY AY SAID THE YOUNG COMMANDER SOMEWHAT CONFUSED IN HIS MIND FROM AN EVIDENT EFFORT TO RECALL SOME LONG FORGOTTEN ASSOCIATION YOU WILL BE SO GOOD AS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION PUT BY THE COURT REPEATED THE JUDGE THE COURT WILL PLEASE REMEMBER THAT I HURT NO ONE AND THAT I WAS NOT EVEN ENGAGED IN THE ACTION REFERRED TO THESE GOOD PEOPLE ARE MISTAKEN NOW IT WAS THAT THE ATTENTION OF ALL WERE DRAWN TOWARDS LEONARD HUST WHO IN TURN SEEMED AS MUCH SURPRISED AND AS MUCH MOVED BY SOME SECRET CAUSE AS THE PRISONER HAD BEEN HE HASTILY CROSSED THE COURT ROOM TO WHERE THE PRISONER SAT AND LOOKING FULL INTO HIS EYES SEEMED TO BE FOR A MOMENT ENTRANCED WHILE THE COURT REMAINED SILENT OBSERVING THESE SINGULAR MANIFESTATIONS WHICH THEY COULD NOT UNDERSTAND LEONARD LEONARD I SAY REPEATED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WHAT TRICK IS THIS
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