Brother　and　sister.”　I　shall　not　trouble　you　with　recounting　what　adventures　they　met　for　the　first　seven　years,　any　farther　than　by　taking　notice　that　they　carefully　observed　their　father’s　will　and　kept　their　coats　in　very　good　order;　that　they　travelled　through　several　countries,　encountered　a　reasonable　quantity　of　giants,　and　slew　certain　dragons.　With　no　target　for　The　Robber　to　shoot　at　there　was　a　moment's　silence　save　for　the　whine　of　the　pumps,　the　sound　of　water　dripping　out　of　broken　tanks　and　the　flapping　of　dying　fish.　Bond　slipped　his　shoes　on　and　laced　them　tight.　“About　half　a　league,”　answered　my　father.　“Pray　let　us　hear　the　story　you　were　so　good　as　to　promise.”　Of　kindness　and　of　love,　"The　story　begins　in　a　little　manufacturing　town　a　few　miles　from　Liverpool,　England,　just　three　years　ago　today."　Beneath　the　unwavering　eyes　of　the　man　leaning　on　the　table　Whitley's　face　grew　ghastly　and　he　writhed　in　his　chair.　"Could　you　do　them　any　better,　with　all　your　cultivation?"　asked　Margaret.　"And　why　not,　George?　Although　I　hope　you　will　have　nothing　more　than　a　bad　cold,　yet　I　think　I　could　cure　a　pretty　sick　man　out　here."　“I　told　Captain　Hisgins　I　thought　he　had　better　go　into　the　bedroom　and　leave　the　door　a　little　open　and　this　he　did.　But　from　that　time　onward　we　heard　nothing　and　presently　the　dawn　came　in　and　we　all　went　very　thankfully　to　bed.　WORLD　‘I　found　Bains,　however,　with　both　eyes　with　an　extraordinary　distressed　interned　quality;　not　the　eyeballs,　remember,　but　a　reflex　action　transmitted　from　the　“mental　eye”　to　the　physical　eye,　and　giving　to　the　physical　eye　an　expression　of　thought　instead　of　sight.　I　wonder　whether　I　make　this　clear　to　you?　1.　2.　3.18.　The　Spaniardes　governe　in　the　Indies　with　all　pride　and　tyranie;　and　like　as　when　people　of　contrarie　nature　at　the　sea　enter　into　gallies,　where　men　are　tied　as　slaves,　all　yell　and　crye　with　one　voice,　Liberta,　liberta,　as　desirous　of　libertie　and　freedome,　so　no　doubte　whensoever　the　Queene　of　England,　a　prince　of　such　clemencie,　shall　seate　upon　that　firme　of　America,　and　shalbe　reported　throughe　oute　all　that　tracte　to　use　the　naturall　people　there　with　all　humanitie,　curtesie,　and　freedome,　they　will　yelde　themselves　to　her　governemente,　and　revolte　cleane　from　the　Spaniarde,　and　specially　when　they　shall　understande　that　she　hath　a　noble　navie,　and　that　she　aboundeth　with　a　people　moste　valiaunte　for　theyr　defence.　And　her　Majestie　havinge　Sir　Fraunces　Drake　and　other　subjectes　already　in　credite　with　the　Symerons,　a　people　or　greate　multitude　alreadye　revolted　from　the　Spanishe　governmente,　she　may　with　them　and　a　fewe　hundrethes　of　this　nation,　trayned　upp　in　the　late　warres　of　Fraunce　and　Flaunders,　bringe　greate　thinges　to　passe,　and　that　with　greate　ease;　and　this　broughte　so　aboute,　her　Majestie　and　her　subjectes　may　bothe　enjoye　the　treasure　of　the　mynes　of　golde　and　silver,　and　the　whole　trade　and　all　the　gaine　of　the　trade　of　marchandize,　that　none　passeth　thither　by　the　Spaniardes　onely　hande,　of　all　the　comodities　of　Europe;　which　trade　of　marchandise　onely　were　of　it　selfe　suffycient　(withoute　the　benefite　of　the　rich　myne)　to　inriche　the　subjectes,　and　by　customes　to　fill　her　Majesties　coffers　to　the　full.　And　if　it　be　highe　pollicie　to　mayneteyne　the　poore　people　of　this　realme　in　worke,　I　dare　affirme　that　if　the　poore　people　of　England　were　five　times　as　many　as　they　be,　yet　all　mighte　be　sett　on　worke　in　and　by　workinge　lynnen,　and　suche　other　thinges　of　marchandize　as　the　trade　in　the　Indies　dothe　require.　4.