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It was not long before one of those flat, low, dark clipper schooners hove in sight and ran into the bay. IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE ONE OF THOSE FLAT LOW DARK CLIPPER SCHOONERS HOVE IN SIGHT AND RAN INTO THE BAY
and, and must wait an opportunity for reaching the West Indies, doubtless, on board some vessel in the trade which he had just abandoned. Don Leonardo seemed to little heed the death of his daughter. In fact, he did not trouble himself to inquire into its particulars, further than to understand the immediate cause. He was a sensual and intemperate man, half of whose life was passed under the effects of unnatural stimulus, and provided his appetite was not interfered with, cared little what befell others. Since the English man-of-war had sailed, his barracoons began to fill once more with negroes from the interior, and he was now prepared to ship a cargo by the first adventurer's vessel which should arrive. The funds which Charles Bramble had brought out from Cuba to Africa, were consigned to Don Leonardo, and he of course would do with the money as he pleased; he therefore proposed to charter the first vessel that came, and ship a cargo the same as he would have done in the "Sea Witch. P OR CRAFT OF ANY SORT AT HIS COMMAND AND MUST WAIT FOR OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE WEST INDIES DOUBTLESS ON BOARD SOME VESSEL IN THE TRADE WHICH HE HAD JUST ABANDONED DON LEONARDO SEEMED TO LITTLE HEED THE DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER IN FACT HE DID NOT TROUBLE HIMSELF TO INQUIRE INTO ITS PARTICULARS FURTHER THAN TO UNDERSTAND THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE HE WAS A SENSUAL AND INTEMPERATE MAN HALF OF WHOSE LIFE PASSED UNDER THE EFFECTS OF UNNATURAL STIMULUS AND PROVIDED HIS APPETITE WAS NOT INTERFERED WITH CARED LITTLE WHAT BEFELL OTHERS SINCE THE ENGLISH MAN OF WAR HAD SAILED HIS BARRACOONS BEGAN TO FILL ONCE MORE WITH NEGROES FROM THE INTERIOR AND HE WAS NOW PREPARED TO SHIP A CARGO BY THE FIRST ADVENTUROUS VESSEL WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE THE FUNDS WHICH CHARLES BMBLE HAD BROUGHT OUT FROM CUBA TO AFRICA WERE COSIGNED TO DON LEONARDO AND HE OF COURSE WOULD DO WITH THE MONEY AS HE PLEASED HE THEREFORE PROPOSED TO CHARTER THE FIRST VESSEL THAT CAME A SHIP A CARGO THE SAME AS HE WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE SEA WITCH
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