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`` Turn this one loose , '' said he ; it was done on the instant . `` And this . '' `` And this . '' `` And '' -LRB- laying his finger on brutus -RRB- `` keep this one prisoner in your tent , handcuffed and chained , till noon to-morrow . '' At the touch , brutus trembled with hate ; at the order , his countenance fell like Cain 's . Full two hours before sunrise the patrol called Robinson by his own order , and the friends made for the bush , with a day 's provision and their blankets , their picks , and their revolvers . When they arrived at the edge of the bush , Robinson halted and looked round to see if they were followed .