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asked the daughter, one day, after she had been shown about the decks, at her own request, where she had marked the heavy calibre of the gun amidship, its well as the neat and serviceable array of small arms within the entrance to the cabin. ASKED THE DAUGHTER ONE DAY AFTER SHE HAD BEEN SHOWN ABOUT THE DECKS AT HER OWN REQUEST WHERE SHE HAD MARKED THE HEAVY CALIBRE OF THE GUN AMIDSHIP AND ITS WELL AS WELL AS THE NEAT AND SERVICEABLE ARRAY OF SMALL ARMS WITHIN THE ENTRANCE TO THE CABIN
er child which placed him quite at ease. "We have not even asked you, Captain Ratlin, what trade you are in," said the mother, as they sat together, her daughter and the young commander, upon the quarter-deck beneath an awning which had been rigged for their comfort. "Ahem! madam!" hesitated the young officer, "we are, that is, yes, we are on a trading voyage to the coast--just at the present time." Whether the mother saw that the subject was not one which was of an agreeable nature to him, or otherwise, she at once changed the subject, and congenial themes were discussed, to the delight of the daughter, who dwelt with evident pleasure upon the manly tones of the captain's voice, which seemed to have some secret charm upon her. Even her mother noticed this, and seemed to regard her with sensitive watchfulness while the captain was near, though there was no well defined suspicion or fear in her mind. "Is it customary for traders upon these seas to go so thoroughly armed, Captain Ratlin? UNTENANCE IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH HER CHILD WHICH PLACED HIM QUITE AT EASE WE HAVE NOT EVEN ASKED YOU CAPTAIN RATLIN WHAT TRADE YOU ARE IN SAID THE MOTHER AS THEY SAT TOGETHER HER DAUGHTER AND THE YOUNG COMMANDER UPON THE QUARTER DECK BENEATH AN AWNING WHICH HAD BEEN RIGGED FOR THEIR COMFORT AHEM MADAM HESITATED THE YOUNG OFFICER WE ARE THAT IS YES WE ARE ON A TRADING VOYAGE TO THE COAST JUST AT THE PRESENT TIME WHETHER THE MOTHER SAW THAT THE SUBJECT WAS NOT ONE WHICH WAS OF AN AGREEABLE NATURE TO HIM OR OTHERWISE SHE AT ONCE CHANGED THE SUBJECT AND CONGENIAL THEMES WERE DISCUSSED TO THE DELIGHT OF THE DAUGHTER WHO DWELT WITH EVIDENT PLEASURE UPON THE MANLY TONES OF THE CAPTAIN'S VOICE WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE SOME SECRET CHARM UPON HER EVEN HER MOTHER NOTICED THIS AND SEEMED TO REGARD HER WITH SENSITIVE WATCHFULNESS WHILE THE CAPTAIN WAS NEAR THOUGH THERE WAS NO WELL DEFINED SUSPICION OR FEAR IN HER MIND IS IT CUSTOMARY FOR TRADERS UPON THESE SEAS TO GO SO THOROUGHLY ARMED CAPTAIN RATLIN
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