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It was the first time that she had ever deceived her mother, because it was the first time that she had loved. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD EVER DECEIVED HER MOTHER BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD LOVED
hter's losing her heart--no, no! Had not she been accustomed to attention from earliest girlhood, and from the most polished men? She did not even think it necessary to speak to her upon the subject; she might be as friendly as she pleased with him under the circumstances. But the daughter herself, who to her mother's eye was so indifferent, was at heart deeply and strangely impressed by the frank, chivalrous and devoted attention of the commander of the slaver. His attention was characterized by the most unquestioned delicacy and consideration; he had never uttered the first syllable to her that he might not properly have used before her mother--indeed, he had not the boldness or effrontery to urge a suit that he knew was out of the question, and yet he felt irresistibly drawn towards the English girl, and could not disguise from her the true sentiments that so plainly filled his inmost heart; she must have been less than woman not to have read his very soul, so bared to her scrutiny.  DANGER OF HER DAUGHTER'S LOSING HER HEART NO NO HAD NOT SHE BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO ATTENTION FROM EARLIEST GIRLHOOD AND FROM THE MOST POLISHED MEN SHE DID NOT EVEN THINK IT NECESSARY TO SPEAK TO HER UPON THE SUBJECT SHE MIGHT BE AS FRIENDLY AS SHE PLEASED WITH HIM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES BUT THE DAUGHTER HERSELF WHO TO HER MOTHER'S EYE WAS SO INDIFFERENT WAS AT HEART DEEPLY AND STRANGELY IMPRESSED BY THE FRANK CHIVALROUS AND DEVOTED ATTENTION OF THE COMMANDER OF THE SLAVER HIS ATTENTION WAS CHARACTERIZED BY THE MOST UNQUESTIONED DELICACY AND CONSIDERATION HE HAD NEVER UTTERED THE FIRST SYLLABLE TO HER THAT HE MIGHT NOT PROPERLY HAVE USED BEFORE HER MOTHER INDEED HE HAD NOT THE BOLDNESS OR EFFRONTERY TO URGE A SUIT THAT HE KNEW WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION AND YET HE FELT IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN TOWARDS THE ENGLISH GIRL AND COULD NOT DISGUISE FROM HER THE TRUE SENTIMENTS THAT SO PLAINLY FILLED HIS INMOST HEART SHE MUST HAVE BEEN LESS THAN WOMAN NOT TO HAVE READ HIS VERY SOUL SO BARED TO HER SCRUTINY
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