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They felt that his advice was good, as truly disinterested, and both agreed to abide strictly by it; but doubted not that as Captain Ratlin had not been engaged in any slave commerce, and indeed had not been in the late action at all, that he would be very soon liberated, and free to choose his own calling. THEY FELT THAT HIS ADVICE WAS GOOD AS TRULY DISINTERESTED AND BOTH AGREED TO ABIDE STRICTLY BY IT BUT DOUBTED NOT THAT AS CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED IN ANY SLAVE COMMERCE AND INDEED HAD NOT BEEN IN THE LATE ACTION AT ALL THAT HE WOULD BE VERY SOON LIBERATED AND FREE TO CHOOSE HIS OWN CALLING
ily aroused and on the watch, the heavy explosion of the "Sea Witch's" magazine having seemed to them like an earthquake. Don Leonardo, who shrewdly suspected the truth, seemed satisfied at a single glance as to the state of affairs, and walking up to the young commander, and watching for a favorable opportunity, when not overheard, he asked, significantly: "Treachery?" "Yes." "Whom?" "It matters not," was the magnanimous reply; for Captain Ratlin was too generous to betray the Quadroon to her father, though she had proved thus treacherous to him. As he now recognized himself to be a prisoner, and had been told by Captain Bramble that he must go forthwith on board his ship as such, he desired to say a few words to Mrs. Huntington and her daughter, a request which his rival could hardly find grounds for refusing, and so he took occasion to explain to them the state of affairs, and to advise them to the best of his ability, touching their own best course in order to safely reach England. ELLING THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AROUSED AND ON THE WATCH THE HEAVY EXPLOSION OF THE SEA WITCH'S MAGAZINE HAVING SEEMED TO THEM LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE DON LEONARDO WHO SHREWDLY SUSPECTED THE TRUTH SEEMED SATISFIED AT A SINGLE GLANCE AS TO THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND WALKING UP TO THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND WATCHING FOR A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY WHEN NOT OVERHEARD HE ASKED SIGNIFICANTLY TREACHERY YES WHOM IT MATTERS NOT WAS THE MAGNANIMOUS REPLY FOR CAPTAIN RATLIN WAS TOO GENEROUS TO BETRAY THE QUADROON TO HER FATHER THOUGH SHE HAD PROVED THUS TREACHEROUS TO HIM AS HE NOW RECOGNIZED HIMSELF TO BE A PRISONER AND HAD BEEN TOLD BY CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THAT HE MUST GO FORTHWITH ON BOARD HIS SHIP AS SUCH HE DESIRED TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER A REQUEST WHICH HIS RIVAL COULD HARDLY FIND GROUNDS FOR REFUSING AND SO HE TOOK OCCASION TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND TO ADVISE THEM TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY TOUCHING THEIR OWN BEST COURSE IN ORDER TO SAFELY REACH ENGLAND
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