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This was jealousy, plain and unmistakable, a fact that no woman would have been at a loss to understand. THIS WAS JEALOUSY PLAIN AND UNMISTAKABLE A FACT THAT NO WOMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND
represented a score of different tribes, each characteristic of its origin. Mrs. Huntington regarded Captain Ratlin's intercourse with Maud with much interest, which she did not attempt to disguise, while her daughter did so under the disguise of indifference, but with the most intense interest. Not a word, look, or sign between them betrayed the least token of any understanding or peculiar confidence as existing between the commander and the Quadroon. Maud, on her part, began to change somewhat since the first day of the arrival of the strangers. Then she was as free and unconstrained as innocence itself--now she seemed to regard the new-comers with a jealous eye, for she saw the deep feeling evinced by the young commander towards the fairest of the two; she heard a strange charm in the tone of his voice when he addressed the daughter, and at such moments Mrs. Huntington more than once saw her bosom heave quickly, and her eye flash with a wild and startling fire that made her tremble. O'S BARRACOONS REPRESENTED A SCORE OF DIFFERENT TRIBES EACH CHARACTERISTIC OF ITS ORIGIN MISSUS HUNTINGTON REGARDED CAPTAIN RATLIN'S INTERCOURSE WITH MAUD WITH MUCH INTEREST WHICH SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE WHILE HER DAUGHTER DID SO UNDER THE DISGUISE OF INDIFFERENCE BUT WITH THE MOST INTENSE INTEREST NOT A WORD LOOK OR SIGN BETWEEN THEM BETRAYED THE LEAST TOKEN OF ANY UNDERSTANDING OR PECULIAR CONFIDENCE AS EXISTING BETWEEN THE COMMANDER AND THE QUADROON MAUD ON HER PART BEGAN TO CHANGE SOMEWHAT SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRANGERS THEN SHE WAS AS FREE AND UNCONSTRAINED AS INNOCENCE ITSELF NOW SHE SEEMED TO REGARD THE NEWCOMERS WITH A JEALOUS SIGH FOR SHE SAW THE DEEP FEELING EVENTS BY THE YOUNG COMMANDER TOWARDS THE FAIREST OF THE TWO SHE HEARD A STRANGE CHARM IN THE TONE OF HIS VOICE WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE DAUGHTER AND AT SUCH MOMENTS MISSUS HUNTINGTON MORE THAN ONCE SAW HER BOSOM HEAVE QUICKLY AND HER EYE FLASH WITH A WILD AND STARTLING FIRE THAT MADE HER TREMBLE
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