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Captain Bramble, too much chagrined to make his appearance, at least for a few days, did not soon land from his vessel, but mused alone in the solitude of his cabin upon the obduracy of Miss Huntington's heart, and the good luck which had saved his rival's life. CAPTAIN BRAMBLE TOO MUCH CHAGRINED TO MAKE HIS APPEARANCE AT LEAST FOR A FEW DAYS DID NOT SOON LAND FROM HIS VESSEL BUT MUSED ALONE IN THE SOLITUDE OF HIS CABIN UPON THE OBDURACY OF MISS HUNTINGTON'S HEART AND THE GOOD LUCK WHICH HAD SAVED HIS RIVAL'S LIFE
here had been another witness of the affair, one who was secreted on the very spot where the meeting took place, one who had overheard the arrangements for the same, and one who had secretly repaired thither with hopes to have seen the blood of one, if not both, flow, even unto death. And this was Maud, poor deluded, revengeful girl, who had permitted one passion to fill her every thought, and who now lived and dreamed only for revenge upon one who was as innocent of any intended slight or wrong to her as he was to the being he really loved. Maud, with the fleetness of an antelope, had ran by the land-path from the spot of the contest, and reached home nearly as quick as the boat containing her father and Captain Ratlin had done, and now, as she saw her hated white rival leaning upon his arm, so pale, so confiding, and he addressing her with such tender assurance, a fresh wound to her already rankled and goaded feelings was imparted, and once more she swore a fearful and quick revenge.  HOUSE OF DON LEONARDO THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER WITNESS OF THE AFFAIR ONE WHO WAS SECRETED ON THE VERY SPOT WHERE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE ONE WHO HAD OVERHEARD THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SAME AND ONE WHO HAD SECRETLY REPAIRED THITHER WITH HOPES TO HAVE SEEN THE BLOOD OF ONE IF NOT BOTH FLOW EVEN UNTO DEATH AND THIS WAS MAUD POOR DELUDED REVENGEFUL GIRL WHO HAD PERMITTED ONE PASSION TO FILL HER EVERY THOUGHT AND WHO NOW LIVED AND DREAMED ONLY FOR REVENGE UPON ONE WHO WAS AS INNOCENT OF ANY INTENDED SLIGHTER WRONG TO HER AS HE WAS TO THE BEING HE REALLY LOVED MAUD WITH THE FLEETNESS OF AN ANTELOPE HAD RAN BY THE LAND PATH FROM THE SPOT OF THE CONTEST AND REACHED HOME NEARLY AS QUICK AS THE BOAT CONTAINING HER FATHER AND CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD DONE AND NOW AS SHE SAW HER HATED WHITE RIVAL LEANING UPON HIS ARM SO PALE SO CONFIDING AND HE ADDRESSING HER WITH SUCH TENDER ASSURANCE A FRESH WOUND TO HER ALREADY RANKLED AND GOADED FEELINGS WAS IMPARTED AND ONCE MORE SHE SWORE A FEARFUL AND QUICK REVENGE
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