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"Within these two weeks," was the calm reply. "Not seeing your vessel, I presume she has gone to the windward, for ivory." WITHIN THESE TWO WEEKS WAS THE CALM REPLY NOT SEEING YOUR VESSEL I PRESUME SHE HAS GONE TO THE WINDWARD FOR IVORY
 I am seriously indebted to you both." "Of the merchant service, I presume?" said the English officer, regarding the young and handsome commander of the "Sea Witch" with a somewhat suspicious eye. "From childhood," was the cool reply, while, as though by a feeling of common content, both turned away from each other, to other objects. Captain Bramble saw that she whom he had so profitlessly saved,--she whose smile would have been invaluable to him, now spoke low and gently to the merchant captain; and even smiled kindly upon his remarks to her, of whatever nature they might be. Doubtless, from the moment of their introduction, a vague suspicion of his true character crossed the English officer's thoughts, but now he needed no other incentive, than the fact that Miss Huntington received and entertained his addresses so agreeably, and with such evident pleasure, to make him more than watchful, and resolved to find out the truth. "You are not long arrived, Captain Ratlin?" asked the other.  THERE IS NO NEED OF COMPLIMENTS THOUGH I AM SERIOUSLY INDEBTED TO YOU BOTH OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE I PRESUME SAID THE ENGLISH OFFICER REGARDING THE YOUNG AND HANDSOME COMMANDER OF THE SEA WITCH WITH A SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS EYE FROM CHILDHOOD WAS THE COOL REPLY WHILE AS THOUGH BY A FEELING OF COMMON CONTENT BOTH TURNED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO OTHER OBJECTS CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SAW THAT SHE WHOM HE HAD SO PROFITLESSLY SAVED SHE WHOSE SMILE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE TO HIM NOW SPOKE LOW AND GENTLY TO THE MERCHANT CAPTAIN AND EVEN SMILED KINDLY UPON HIS REMARKS TO HER OF WHATEVER NATURE THEY MIGHT BE DOUBTLESS FROM THE MOMENT OF THEIR INTRODUCTION A VAGUE SUSPICION OF HIS TRUE CHARACTER CROSSED THE ENGLISH OFFICER'S THOUGHTS BUT NOW HE NEEDED NO OTHER INCENTIVE THAN THE FACT THAT MISS HUNTINGTON RECEIVED AND ENTERTAINED HIS ADDRESS SO AGREEABLY AND WITH SUCH EVIDENT PLEASURE TO MAKE HIM MORE THAN WATCHFUL AND RESOLVED TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH YOU ARE NOT LONG ARRIVED CAPTAIN RATLIN ASKED THE OTHER
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