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Burr Claflin, but for Mrs. Bird Catlin, and that the change in name had been discovered on the messenger's return. Would Mrs. Claflin pardon the trouble caused, and would she be good enough to see that the package was given to their man, who would call for it in fifteen minutes? Now the Catlins, as you must know, are richer people even than the Claflins, so that the thing was absolutely plausible.
The first intimation she had of his visit was the appearance of her master, inquiring 'if she had seen Bob. On her answering in the negative, he said to her, 'If you see him, tell him to take care of himself, for the Catlins are after him. Almost at that instant, Bob made his appearance; and the first people he met were his old and his young masters.
Mr. Dumont interposed at this point, telling the ruffians they could no longer thus spill human blood on his premises-he would have 'no niggers killed there. The Catlins then took a rope they had taken with them for the purpose, and tied Bob's hands behind him in such a manner, that Mr. Dumont insisted on loosening the cord, declaring that no brute should be tied in that manner, where he was.
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