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Captain Bramble was not only a suitor of Miss Huntington's, but an old and intimate friend, as he learned from her family, and therefore he should avoid all quarrel whatever with him, and so he did on his own part; but the English officer, enraged by his apparent success, took every occasion to disparage the character of Captain Ratlin, and even before Miss Huntington's own face, declared him no gentleman. CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS NOT ONLY A SUITOR OF MISS HUNTINGTON'S BUT AN OLD AND INTIMATE FRIEND AS HE LEARNED FROM HER FAMILY AND THEREFORE HE SHOULD AVOID ALL QUARREL WHATEVER WITH HIM AND SO HE DID ON HIS OWN PART BUT THE ENGLISH OFFICER ENRAGED BY HIS APPARENT SUCCESS TOOK EVERY OCCASION TO DISPARAGE THE CHARACTER OF CAPTAIN RATLIN AND EVEN BEFORE MISS HUNTINGTON'S OWN FACE DECLARED HIM NO GENTLEMAN
e running away with the idea that if he could but get rid of Captain Ratlin, in some way, he should then have a clear field, and be able to win her hand under the peculiar circumstances surrounding her. Thus moved, he redoubled his watchfulness touching the captain's movements, satisfied that he should be able ere long to detect him in some intrigue, as to running a cargo of slaves, and doubtless under such circumstances that he could arrest and detain him, if not, by some lucky chance, even have him tried and adjudged upon by the English commission upon the coast. To suppose that Captain Ratlin did not understand entirely the motives and conduct of his enemy and would-be rival, would be to give him less credit for discernment than he deserved. He understood the matter very well, and, indeed, bore with assumed patience, for Miss Huntington's sake, many impertinences that he would otherwise have instantly asserted. But he marked out for himself a course, and he resolved to adhere to it.  OPEN WITH HIM HE TO BE RUNNING AWAY WITH THE IDEA THAT IF HE COULD BUT GET RID OF CAPTAIN RATLIN IN SOME WAY HE SHOULD THEN HAVE A CLEAR FIELD AND BE ABLE TO WIN HER HAND UNDER THE PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HER THUS MOVED HE REDOUBLED HIS WATCHFULNESS TOUCHING THE CAPTAIN'S MOVEMENTS SATISFIED THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE ERE LONG TO DETECT HIM IN SOME INTRIGUE AS TO RUNNING A CARGO OF SLAVES AND DOUBTLESS UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HE COULD ARREST AND DETAIN HIM IF NOT BY SOME LUCKY CHANCE EVEN HAVE HIM TRIED AND ADJUDGED UPON BY THE ENGLISH COMMISSION UPON THE COAST TO SUPPOSE THAT CAPTAIN RATLIN DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENTIRELY THE MOTIVES AND CONDUCT OF HIS ENEMY AND WOULD BE RIVAL WOULD BE TO GIVE HIM LESS CREDIT FOR DISCERNMENT THAN HE DESERVED HE UNDERSTOOD THE MATTER VERY WELL AND INDEED BORE WITH ASSUMED PATIENCE FOR MISS HUNTINGTON'S SAKE MANY IMPERTINENCES THAT HE WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE INSTANTLY ASSERTED BUT HE MARKED OUT FOR HIMSELF A COURSE AND HE RESOLVED TO ADHERE TO IT
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