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But the daughter herself, who to her mother's eye was so indifferent, was at heart deeply and strangely impressed by the frank, chivalrous and devoted attention of the commander of the slaver. BUT THE DAUGHTER HERSELF WHO TO HER MOTHER'S EYE WAS SO INDIFFERENT WAS AT HEART DEEPLY AND STRANGELY IMPRESSED BY THE FRANK CHIVALROUS AND DEVOTED ATTENTION OF THE COMMANDER OF THE SLAVER
 a wild and startling fire that made her tremble. This was jealousy, plain and unmistakable, a fact that no woman would have been at a loss to understand. It was not possible that the mother should be blind to the feeling evinced by Captain Ratlin towards her daughter, and she thought, so long as this sentiment maintained the respectful and solicitous character which it now bore, that it would redound to their security and future safety, as they were in one sense completely in his power. But as it regarded the idea of her daughter's entertaining any affection for him, or seriously considering his advances, the idea could not for a moment enter her head. She did not at ill consider that there was any danger of her daughter's losing her heart--no, no! Had not she been accustomed to attention from earliest girlhood, and from the most polished men? She did not even think it necessary to speak to her upon the subject; she might be as friendly as she pleased with him under the circumstances.  AND HER EYE FLASH WITH A WILD AND STARTLING FIRE THAT MADE HER TREMBLE THIS WAS JEALOUSY PLAIN AND UNMISTAKABLE A FACT THAT NO WOMAN WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A LOSS TO UNDERSTAND IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE THAT THE MOTHER SHOULD BE BLIND TO THE FEELING EVINCED BY CAPTAIN RATLIN TOWARDS HER DAUGHTER AND SHE THOUGHT SO LONG AS THIS SENTIMENT MAINTAINED THE RESPECTFUL AND SOLICITOUS CHARACTER WHICH IT NOW BORE THAT IT WOULD REDOUND TO THEIR SECURITY AND FUTURE SAFETY AS THEY WERE IN ONE SENSE COMPLETELY IN HIS POWER BUT AS IT REGARDED THE IDEA OF HER DAUGHTER'S ENTERTAINING ANY AFFECTION FOR HIM OR SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING HIS ADVANCES THE IDEA COULD NOT FOR A MOMENT ENTER HER HEAD SHE NOT AT ALL CONSIDER THAT THERE WAS ANY DANGER OF HER DAUGHTER'S LOSING HER HEART NO NO HAD NOT SHE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO ATTENTION FROM EARLIEST GIRLHOOD AND FROM THE MOST POLISHED MEN SHE DID NOT EVEN THINK IT NECESSARY TO SPEAK TO HER UPON THE SUBJECT SHE MIGHT BE AS FRIENDLY AS SHE PLEASED WITH HIM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES
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