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He therefore was prepared for the meeting which took place as we have seen. HE THEREFORE WAS PREPARED FOR THIS MEETING WHICH TOOK PLACE AS WE HAVE SEEN
 care, and besides, as she admitted to her mother, she had good reason for supposing that Captain Will Ratlin, for thus the mother knew him still, was at Bay Salo, as Don Leonardo's factory was called on the coast. Thus it was that they were once more on this spot. The brothers met before the collected members of the returning party and those on the shore, and regarded each other with a stern glance. It was the only token of recognition which passed between them; but Charles hastened to Helen's side, and pressing her hand tenderly, looked the words that he could not speak before others. Mrs. Huntington seemed overjoyed, too, at joining one whom she felt was a true friend to herself and daughter, and unhesitatingly evinced this feeling, while Maud and Captain Robert Bramble walked by themselves filled with bitter thoughts. Robert had at once presumed as to whither his brother had escaped, well knowing that he must here have left unsettled business accounts of great value and importance.  THEY WERE UNDER HIS CARE AND BESIDES AS SHE ADMITTED TO HER MOTHER SHE HAD GOOD REASON FOR SUPPOSING THAT CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN FOR THUS THE MOTHER KNEW HIM STILL WAS AT BAY SALO AS DON LEONARDO'S FACTORY WAS CALLED ON THE COAST THUS IT WAS THAT THEY WERE ONCE MORE ON THIS SPOT THE BROTHERS MET BEFORE THE COLLECTED MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING PARTY AND THOSE ON THE SHORE AND REGARDED EACH OTHER WITH A STERN GLANCE IT WAS THE ONLY TOKEN OF RECOGNITION WHICH PASSED BETWEEN THEM BUT CHARLES HASTENED TO HELEN'S SIDE AND PRESSING HER HAND TENDERLY LOOKED THE WORDS THAT HE COULD NOT SPEAK BEFORE OTHERS MISSUS HUNTINGTON SEEMED OVERJOYED TOO ADJOINING ONE WHOM SHE FELT WAS A TRUE FRIEND TO HERSELF AND DAUGHTER AND UNHESITATINGLY EVINCED THIS FEELING WHILE MAUD AND CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE WALKED BY THEMSELVES FILLED WITH BITTER THOUGHTS ROBERT HAD AT ONCE PRESUMED AS TO WHITHER HIS BROTHER HAD ESCAPED WELL KNOWING THAT HE MUST HERE HAVE LEFT UNSETTLED BUSINESS ACCOUNTS OF GREAT VALUE AND IMPORTANCE
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