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on--that, in his/her opinion, he was a traitor to heart, and it would betray the
you order to the first opportunity.
"It is you aware", says the captain, "of the serious nature of the accusation
has you/he/she done? Allow me to remember her/it to, gentlemen one and all, that it is
served a crime as our laws, punishable from death for a brother to accuse
another falsely."
"I am well aware of our healthy laws on this subject", says the
accuser that insinuates; "I don't certainly debit Duval with the being
estranged, but I have my suspicions that all are not correct, and it suggest,
what Your honor and his/her brothers will make well to look at his/her movements. If in
my end-zeal for the good one of the order I go too far to this matter, I persistently ask
the pardon of his/her/their brothers."
"We appreciate Your motives, but it recommend the great care and the possession of
the very strong evidence of guilt, from the accuser first positions are preferred
against a member of our order. The rule on this subject owes and will be
strengthened. Our worthy lieutenant that often meets him with our brother Duval,
sees him/it and you verify the cause of his/her absence, as, also, his/her feelings
toward the order."
The captain was not well evidently settled with the course pursued by these
men in respect to Duval; more probable, he suspected there was a conspiracy
among them, having his/her foundation on the sick wish these desperadoeses had,
conceived against the absentee. This was really the case, anything was the
leader's thoughts. The two had sworn to be standing from each other in every time,
of need and in all the matters of knavery. Duval had insulted unintentionally
one of them, from now the insinuation against him in the order. Perhaps them
case will enter on new during our history. So early as this matter
you/he/she was prepared of, the captain asked:
"Are there some applications for membership in our order?"
"One, if You please", the secretary answered. "Abram Hurd desires becoming a
member with us."
"You/he/she has adequately been examined him, as to his/her qualifications to be numbered