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We refer to Captain Bramble and Maud the Quadroon. WE REFER TO CAPTAIN BRAMBLE AND MAUD THE QUADROON
 on board his ship. This he could not do while he realized that Miss Huntington was so near upon the shore; for, so far as such a being could really love, he did love the lady; and yet his sentiment of regard was so mixed up with selfishness and bitterness of spirit, and pride at being refused, that the small germ of real affection which had found birth in his bosom was too much corroded with alloy to be identified. He felt that he had been overreached by Captain Ratlin, and also that he had good grounds of suspecting his successful rival of being either directly or indirectly engaged in the illegal trade of the coast, and, determined, if possible, to discover his secret, he again became a frequent visitor of Don Leonardo's house, where he was sure to meet him constantly. There were two spirits whom we have introduced to the reader in this connection, who were fitting companions for each other; but they had not as yet been brought together by any chance so as to understand one another. NG REMAIN CONTENTED ON BOARD HIS SHIP THIS HE COULD NOT DO WHILE HE REALIZED THAT MISS HUNTINGTON WAS SO NEAR UPON THE SHORE FOR SO FAR AS SUCH A BEING COULD REALLY LOVE HE DID LOVE THE LADY AND YET HIS SENTIMENT OF REGARD WAS SO MIXED UP WITH SELFISHNESS AND BITTERNESS OF SPIRIT AND PRIDE AT BEING REFUSED THAT THE SMALL GERM OF REAL AFFECTION WHICH HAD FOUND BIRTH IN HIS BOSOM WAS TOO MUCH CORRODED WITH ALLOY TO BE IDENTIFIED HE FELT THAT HE HAD BEEN OVERREACHED BY CAPTAIN RATLIN AND ALSO THAT HE HAD GOOD GROUNDS OF SUSPECTING HIS SUCCESSFUL RIVAL OF BEING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF THE COAST AND DETERMINED IF POSSIBLE TO DISCOVER HIS SECRET HE AGAIN BECAME A FREQUENT VISITOR OF DON LEONARDO'S HOUSE WHERE HE WAS SURE TO MEET HIM CONSTANTLY THERE WERE TWO SPIRITS WHOM WE HAVE INTRODUCED TO THE READER IN THIS CONNECTION WHO WERE FITTING COMPANIONS FOR EACH OTHER BUT THEY HAD NOT AS YET BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER BY ANY CHANCE SO AS TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER
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