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So once more the heart of the young commander was heavy within his breast. In the mean time Captain Bramble had found an opportunity that afternoon to see Maud, and to learn from her that Captain Ratlin almost always slept on board his ship, departing soon after dark for the spot through the jungle. SO ONCE MORE THE HEART OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER WAS HEAVY WITHIN HIS BREAST IN THE MEANTIME CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT AFTERNOON TO SEE MAUD AND TO LEARN FROM HER THAT CAPTAIN RATLIN ALMOST ALWAYS SLEPT ON BOARD HIS SHIP DEPARTING SOON AFTER DARK FOR THE SPOT THROUGH THE JUNGLE
ced the apartment where she had left him alone, half in doubt, half hoping. In one instant how different an aspect all things wore; life, its aims, the persons he met at the door as he now passed out. Even the foliage seemed to partake of the freshness of his spirit, and the world to become rejuvenated and beautified in every aspect in which he could view it. This was the bright tide of the picture which his imagination, aided by that gaudy painter and fancy colorer, Hope, had conjured up before his mind's eye, but the reverse side of the picture was at hand, and now he paused to ask himself seriously: "Can this be? Who am I? a poor unknown sailor, fortuneless, friendless, nameless. Who is she? a lady of refined cultivation, high family, wealth, and beauty. Is it likely that two such persons as I have considered should be joined by intimate friendship? can such barriers as these be broken down by love? Alas, I am not so blind, so foolish, so unreasonable, as to believe it for a moment. RTANCE IN HIS ESTIMATION AND HE PACED THE APARTMENT WHERE SHE HAD LEFT HIM ALONE HALF IN DOUBT HALF HOPING IN ONE INSTANT HOW DIFFERENT AN ASPECT ALL THINGS WORE LIFE ITS AIMS THE PERSONS HE MET AT THE DOOR AS HE NOW PASSED OUT EVEN THE FOLIAGE SEEMED TO PARTAKE OF THE FRESHNESS OF HIS SPIRIT AND THE WORLD TO BECOME REJUVENATED AND BEAUTIFIED IN EVERY ASPECT IN WHICH HE COULD VIEW IT THIS WAS THE BRIGHT TIDE OF THE PICTURE WHICH HIS IMAGINATION AIDED BY THAT GAUDY PAINTER AND FANCY COLORER HOPE HAD CONJURED UP BEFORE HIS MIND'S EYE BUT THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PICTURE WAS AT HAND AND NOW HE PAUSED TO ASK HIMSELF SERIOUSLY CAN THIS BE WHO AM I A POOR UNKNOWN SAILOR FORTUNELESS FRIENDLESS NAMELESS WHO IS SHE A LADY OF REFINED CULTIVATION HIGH FAMILY WEALTH AND BEAUTY IS IT LIKELY THAT TWO SUCH PERSONS AS I HAVE CONSIDERED SHOULD BE JOINED BY INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP CAN SUCH BARRIERS AS THESE BE BROKEN DOWN BY LOVE ALAS I AM NOT SO BLIND SO FOOLISH SO UNREASONABLE AS TO BELIEVE IT FOR A MOMENT
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