"Then why does he not send an army against them?"
"He is engaged in trafficking with the heathen and fears that he may lose, financially, by a war."
"Is gain in traffic of more consequence than human life?"
"With him, it is."
Robert was a lover of humanity, and in a moment he had taken sides. He was a republican and his fate was cast with Bacon, even before he had seen this remarkable man.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE SWORD OF DEFENCE.
He stood--some dread was on his face,
Soon hatred settled in its place: