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Early the subsequent morning, even before the sun had risen, a boat might have been seen pulling from the side of the English sloop of war, propelled by the stout arms of a couple of seamen, while two persons sat in the stern, a closer examination of whom would have revealed them to be the captain of the ship and surgeon. EARLY THE SUBSEQUENT MORNING EVEN BEFORE THE SUN HAD RISEN A BOAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN PULLING FROM THE SIDE OF THE ENGLISH SLOOP OF WAR PROPELLED BY THE STOUT ARMS OF A COUPLE OF SEAMEN WHILE TWO PERSONS SAT IN THE STERN A CLOSER EXAMINATION OF WHOM WOULD HAVE REVEALED THEM TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP AND SURGEON
Captain Ratlin released his grasp and said: "Rise, sir, you are safe from my hand; but fortunate it is for you that you can call this lady whose name you have just referred to, friend; the man whom she honors by her countenance is safe from any injury I can inflict." "A very chivalric speech," replied the enraged and brow-beaten officer. "But you shall answer for this, sir, and at once. This is not the spot--you must give me satisfaction for this base insult, or by the heaven above us I will shoot you like a dog!" "As you will, sir. I have spoken openly, and I shall abide by my word. I am no boaster, nor do I expect any especial favor at the hands of the lady whom you have named; but I repeat, sir, that my respect for her renders her friend safe from any injury that I might otherwise, in just indignation, inflict." Little did either know that the object of their remarks had been a silent but trembling witness of the entire scene, from the first taunting word Captain Bramble had spoken. GH IMPRESSED WITH SOME RETURNING SENSE CAPTAIN RATLIN RELEASED HIS GRASP AND SAID RISE SIR YOU ARE SAFE FROM MY HAND BUT FORTUNATE IT IS FOR YOU THAT YOU CAN CALL THIS LADY WHOSE NAME YOU HAVE JUST REFERRED TO FRIEND THE MAN WHOM SHE HONOURS BY HER COUNTENANCE IS SAFE FROM ANY INJURY I CAN INFLICT A VERY CHIVALRIC SPEECH REPLIED THE ENRAGED AND BROWBEATEN OFFICER BUT YOU SHALL ANSWER FOR THIS SIR AND AT ONCE THIS IS NOT THE SPOT YOU MUST GIVE ME SATISFACTION FOR THIS BASE INSULT OR BY THE HEAVEN ABOVE US I WILL SHOOT YOU LIKE A DOG AS YOU WILL SIR I HAVE SPOKEN OPENLY AND I SHALL ABIDE MY WORD I AM NO BOASTER NOR DO I EXPECT ANY ESPECIAL FAVOUR AT THE HANDS OF THE LADY WHOM YOU HAVE NAMED BUT I REPEAT SIR THAT MY RESPECT FOR HER RENDERS HER FRIEND SAFE FROM ANY INJURY THAT I MIGHT OTHERWISE IN JUST INDIGNATION INFLICT LITTLE DID EITHER KNOW THAT THE OBJECT OF THEIR REMARKS HAD BEEN A SILENT BUT TREMBLING WITNESS OF THE ENTIRE SCENE FROM THE FIRST TAWNING WORD CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD SPOKEN
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