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We say affairs in Don Leonardo's residence had assumed a singular and peculiar aspect, and the dull routine of everyday life that had characterized the last year was totally changed. WE SAY AFFAIRS IN DON LEONARDO'S RESIDENCE HAD ASSUMED A SINGULAR AND PECULIAR ASPECT AND THE DULL ROUTINE OF EVERY DAY LIFE THAT HAD CHARACTERIZED THE LAST YEAR WAS TOTALLY CHANGED
altogether too close, while, Captain Bramble felt in no haste to leave port for several reasons. First, he had a suspicion that he should soon be able to trip up the heels of his rival, as it regarded this business on the coast; and secondly, he was very content to have Miss Huntington remain here, because he knew if she was once landed at Sierra Leone, she would directly sail for England. Don Leonardo heartily wished them all at the bottom of the sea, or any other place except his house, with the exception, of course, of Captain Ratlin, whose business with him was seriously impeded by the presence of these parties. Maud, too, was not a disinterested party, as the reader may well imagine, after the audacious treachery which she had already evinced; but she was comparatively passive now, and seemed quietly to bide her time for accomplishing her second resolve touching him she once loved but now hated, as well as satisfying her revengeful spirit by the misery or destruction of her rival. T CLIPPERSHIP BEING ALTOGETHER TOO CLOSE WHILE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE FELT IN NO HASTE TO LEAVE THE PORT FOR SEVERAL REASONS FIRST HE HAD A SUSPICION THAT HE SHOULD SOON BE ABLE TO TRIP UP THE HILLS OF HIS RIVAL AS IT REGARDED THIS BUSINESS ON THE COAST AND SECONDLY HE WAS VERY CONTENT TO HAVE MISS HUNTINGTON REMAIN HERE BECAUSE HE KNEW IF SHE WAS ONCE LANDED AT SIERRA LEONE SHE WOULD DIRECTLY SAIL FOR ENGLAND DON LEONARDO HEARTILY WISHED THEM ALL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA OR ANY OTHER PLACE EXCEPT HIS HOUSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COURSE OF CAPTAIN RATLIN WHOSE BUSINESS WITH HIM WAS SERIOUSLY IMPEDED BY THE PRESENCE OF THESE PARTIES MAUD TOO WAS NOT A DISINTERESTED PARTY AS THE READER MAY WELL IMAGINE AFTER THE AUDACIOUS TREACHERY WHICH SHE HAD ALREADY EVINCED BUT SHE WAS COMPARATIVELY PASSIVE NOW AND SEEMED QUIETLY TO BIDE HER TIME FOR ACCOMPLISHING HER SECOND RESOLVE TOUCHING HIM SHE ONCE LOVED BUT NOW HATED AS WELL AS SATISFYING HER REVENGEFUL SPIRIT BY THE MISERY OR DESTRUCTION OF HER RIVAL
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