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Notwithstanding the excitement of the moment, and the joy felt on all sides at the timely arrival of the English officer and his people,  notwithstanding the surprise of the moment, that filled all present at the singular melting of old friends under such extraordinary circumstances, yet a close observer might have noticed an ill suppressed expression of dissatisfaction upon Captain Ratlin's face, as he saw the English captain in friendly and even familiar intercourse with mother and daughter. NOTWITHSTANDING THE EXCITEMENT OF THE MOMENT AND THE JOY FELT ON ALL SIDES AT THE TIMELY ARRIVAL OF THE ENGLISH OFFICER AND HIS PEOPLE NOTWITHSTANDING THE SURPRISE OF THE MOMENT THAT FILLED ALL PRESENT AT THE SINGULAR MELTING OF OLD FRIENDS UNDER SUCH EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES YET A CLOSE OBSERVER MIGHT HAVE NOTICED AN ILL SUPPRESSED EXPRESSION OF DISSATISFACTION UPON CAPTAIN RATLIN'S FACE AS HE SAW THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN IN FRIENDLY AND EVEN FAMILIAR INTERCOURSE WITH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
d the land. His jurisdiction did not extend over any residents on their property, unless it was afloat; over the coast and rivers he claimed jurisdiction only. The new comers were hospitably entertained by Don Leonardo, white the officer who had led them, and whose insignia of rank betrayed his station as captain, was introduced into the more private apartments of the place, where were the ladies and Captain Ratlin, the latter trying to re-assure them, and to quiet their fears on account of the late fearful business of the fight. He was thus engaged when the English captain entered, and was not a little astonished to hear the mutual expressions of surprise that were uttered by both the ladies and the officer himself, while a moment sufficed to show them to be old acquaintances! The reader would here recognize, in the new comer, Captain Robert Bramble, whom we saw paying suit to Miss Huntington, not long previous, on the shady verandah of her mother's house, in the environs of Calcutta. SED THE MOMENT HE TOUCHED THE LAND HIS JURISDICTION DID NOT EXTEND OVER ANY RESIDENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY UNLESS IT WAS AFLOAT OVER THE COAST AND RIVERS HE CLAIMED JURISDICTION ONLY THE NEW COMERS WERE HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED BY DON LEONARDO WHILE THE OFFICER WHO HAD LED THEM AND WHOSE INSIGNIA OF RANK BETRAYED HIS STATION AS CAPTAIN WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE MORE PRIVATE APARTMENTS OF THE PLACE WHERE WERE THE LADIES AND CAPTAIN RATLIN THE LATTER TRYING TO REASSURE THEM AND TO QUIET THEIR FEARS ON ACCOUNT OF THE LATE FEARFUL BUSINESS OF THE FIGHT HE WAS THUS ENGAGED WHEN THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN ENTERED AND WAS NOT A LITTLE ASTONISHED TO HEAR THE MUTUAL EXPRESSIONS OF SURPRISE THAT WERE UTTERED BY BOTH THE LADIES AND THE OFFICER HIMSELF WHILE A MOMENT SUFFICED TO SHOW THEM TO BE OLD ACQUAINTANCES THE READER WOULD HERE RECOGNIZE IN THE NEWCOMER CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE WHOM WE SAW PAYING SUIT TO MISS HUNTINGTON NOT LONG PREVIOUS ON THE SHADY VERANDA OF HER MOTHER'S HOUSE IN THE ENVIRONS OF CALCUTTA
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