Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. 17 might mean, when, passing through an open gallery which ran across one end of the great hall, 1 heard my father and uncle loud in talk and high in dispute, and stayed to listen. *So,” said my father, in a voice of anger such as I had never before heard him make use of, “you will not join?” “No,” cried my uncle. ‘‘ Neither should you if I had hand in the business strong enough to hinder you.” “That I should live,” exclaimed my fa- ther, ‘‘ to know my brother a coward!” «‘By heaven!” my uncle made fierce an- swer, “better coward than traitor! But I am no coward, and were you not my brother, this hand should give you the lie.” ‘** Brother! You are no brother of mine. My father’s blood runs not in your viens, or it would crowd to your pale cheeks, crying shame upon you for disgracing it.” “This is too much,” began my uncle; but mastering his passion, he stopped a while, and spoke afterwards in a much softer tone, eo that I could hear no word of what was said. ( TOOY | © comichbooks.com