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Mrs. Huntington felt sad and borne down by the position of affairs  for although she did not understand her daughter's sentiments towards Captain Ratlin, yet she recognized the fact of her and her child's indebtedness to him, and that he had evinced the characteristics of a gentleman. MISSUS HUNTINGTON FELT SAD AND BORNE DOWN BY THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS FOR ALTHOUGH SHE DID NOT UNDERSTAND HER DAUGHTER'S SENTIMENTS TOWARD CAPTAIN RATLIN YET SHE RECOGNIZED THE FACT OF HER AND HER CHILD'S INDEBTEDNESS TO HIM AND THAT HE HAD EVINCED THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A GENTLEMAN
led him was, that the former had been kind, and his voice had ever sounded like music in the neglected boy's ears, but the brother's voice had never had that charm or happy association connected with it. As to little cousin Helen,--as she was then called,--it was not strange that Miss Huntington, after years of estrangement in India, meeting him under such circumstances, himself so changed, should not have recalled enough of the past to recognize him; and yet we have seen that at times she dwelt upon the tender accents of his voice like sleeping memories, herself quite ignorant of the cause of this peculiar influence. She was now with her mother on shore at the mission house, in an agony of suspense as to the result of the trial which was taking place. She feared the worst, for Captain Bramble had taken measures to instruct those about her to their effect that the prisoner would be found guilty, and either strung cup by the neck at once, or be sent home to England for the same purpose. E BROTHER'S THUS RECALLED HIM WAS THAT THE FORMER HAD BEEN KIND AND HIS VOICE HAD EVER SOUNDED LIKE MUSIC IN THE NEGLECTED BOY'S EARS BUT THE BROTHER'S VOICE HAD NEVER HAD THAT CHARM OR HAPPY ASSOCIATION CONNECTED WITH IT TO LITTLE COUSIN HELEN AS SHE WAS THEN CALLED IT WAS NOT STRANGE THAT MISS HUNTINGTON AFTER YEARS OF ESTRANGEMENT IN INDIA MEETING HIM UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES HIMSELF SO CHANGED SHOULD NOT HAVE RECALLED ENOUGH OF THE PAST TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND YET WE HAVE SEEN THAT AT TIMES SHE DWELT UPON THE TENDER ACCENTS OF HIS VOICE LIKE SLEEPING MEMORIES HERSELF QUITE IGNORANT OF THE CAUSE OF THIS PARTICULAR INFLUENCE SHE WAS NOW WITH HER MOTHER ON SHORE AT THE MISSION HOUSE IN AN AGONY OF SUSPENSE AS TO THE RESULT OF THE TRIAL WHICH WAS TAKING PLACE SHE FEARED THE WORST FOR CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD TAKEN MEASURES TO INSTRUCT THOSE ABOUT HER TO THEIR EFFECT THAT THE PRISONER WOULD BE FOUND GUILTY AND EITHER STRUNG CUP BY THE NECK AT ONCE OR BE SENT HOME TO ENGLAND FOR THE SAME PURPOSE
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