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Maud, too, was not a disinterested party, as the reader may well imagine, after the audacious treachery which she had already evinced; but she was comparatively passive now, and seemed quietly to bide her time for accomplishing her second resolve touching him she once loved but now hated, as well as satisfying her revengeful spirit by the misery or destruction of her rival. MAUD TOO WAS NOT A DISINTERESTED PARTY AS THE READER MAY WELL IMAGINE AFTER THE AUDACIOUS TREACHERY WHICH SHE HAD ALREADY EVINCED BUT SHE WAS COMPARATIVELY PASSIVE NOW AND SEEMED QUIETLY TO BIDE HER TIME FOR ACCOMPLISHING HER SECOND RESOLVE TOUCHING HIM SHE ONCE LOVED BUT NOW HATED AS WELL AS SATISFYING HER REVENGEFUL SPIRIT BY THE MISERY OR DESTRUCTION OF HER RIVAL
irous to obtain passage up the coast to Sierra Leone, and thence home to England; her daughter secretly dreaded the approach of the hour that was to separate her from one whom in her unrevealed heart she devotedly loved. Captain Ratlin was, of course, all impatience to have the English cruiser up anchor and leave the harbor, her proximity to his own fleet clipper ship being altogether too close, while, Captain Bramble felt in no haste to leave port for several reasons. First, he had a suspicion that he should soon be able to trip up the heels of his rival, as it regarded this business on the coast; and secondly, he was very content to have Miss Huntington remain here, because he knew if she was once landed at Sierra Leone, she would directly sail for England. Don Leonardo heartily wished them all at the bottom of the sea, or any other place except his house, with the exception, of course, of Captain Ratlin, whose business with him was seriously impeded by the presence of these parties. AS EXCEEDINGLY DESIROUS TO OBTAIN PASSAGE UP THE COAST TO SIERRA LEONE AND THENCE HOME TO ENGLAND HER DAUGHTER SECRETLY DREADED THE APPROACH OF THE HOUR THAT WAS TO SEPARATE HER FROM ONE WHOM IN HER UNREVEALED HEART SHE DEVOTEDLY LOVED CAPTAIN RATLIN WAS OF COURSE ALL IMPATIENCE TO HAVE THE ENGLISH CRUISER UP ANCHOR AND LEAVE THE HARBOUR HER PROXIMITY TO HIS OWN FLEET CLIPPERSHIP BEING ALTOGETHER TOO CLOSE WHILE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE FELT IN NO HASTE TO LEAVE THE PORT FOR SEVERAL REASONS FIRST HE HAD A SUSPICION THAT HE SHOULD SOON BE ABLE TO TRIP UP THE HILLS OF HIS RIVAL AS IT REGARDED THIS BUSINESS ON THE COAST AND SECONDLY HE WAS VERY CONTENT TO HAVE MISS HUNTINGTON REMAIN HERE BECAUSE HE KNEW IF SHE WAS ONCE LANDED AT SIERRA LEONE SHE WOULD DIRECTLY SAIL FOR ENGLAND DON LEONARDO HEARTILY WISHED THEM ALL AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA OR ANY OTHER PLACE EXCEPT HIS HOUSE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COURSE OF CAPTAIN RATLIN WHOSE BUSINESS WITH HIM WAS SERIOUSLY IMPEDED BY THE PRESENCE OF THESE PARTIES
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