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"She is thus frank and open with me," reasoned the young commander to himself, "because she has no reason for restraint; but were I to tell her that I loved her child, that she was already so dear to me that I would relinquish all things for her, that face, so friendly in its expression now, would be suffused with disdain and scorn. No, no! such a fate is not in store for me; a sailor should know but one mistress, and she should be his ship. SHE IS THUS FRANK AND OPEN WITH ME REASONED THE YOUNG COMMANDER TO HIMSELF BECAUSE SHE HAS NO REASON FOR RESTRAINT BUT WERE I TO TELL HER THAT I LOVED HER CHILD THAT SHE WAS ALREADY SO DEAR TO ME THAT I WOULD RELINQUISH ALL THINGS FOR HER THAT FACE SO FRIENDLY IN ITS EXPRESSIONS NOW WOULD BE SUFFUSED WITH DISDAIN AND SCORN NO NO SUCH A FATE IS NOT IN STORE FOR ME A SAILOR SHOULD KNOW BUT ONE MISTRESS AND SHE SHOULD BE A SHIP
 that I begin to feel quite impatient." "To-night, madam, we shall be on shore. I cannot offer you very good quarters at first, but you shall find conveyance to Sierra Leone shortly, from whence you can sail for England." "We have to thank you for much kindness, sir," she continued, gratefully. "Nay, madam, necessity and duty to my owners has rendered it imperative for me to approach the coast cautiously, and hence a delay I could not avoid." "You are too honest and manly a spirit, sir," said the mother, frankly, "to be engaged in such a trade. Ah, sir, why not turn your talents to a more fitting purpose? The field of commerce is extensive, and such as you need not look for command." "Madam, your daughter has already caused me to behold my position in a very different light from what I did when I cleared my ship from the last port." "I rejoice, Captain Ratlin, to hear you say so," was the frank rejoinder of the mother, as she extended her hand to him, and which he pressed respectfully. E HAVE BEEN IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHORE SO LONG THAT I BEGIN TO FEEL QUITE IMPATIENT TO NIGHT MADAM WE SHALL BE ON SHORE I CANNOT OFFER YOU VERY GOOD QUARTERS AT FIRST BUT YOU SHALL FIND CONVEYANCE TO SIERRA LEONE SHORTLY FROM WHENCE YOU CAN SAIL FOR ENGLAND WE HAVE TO THANK YOU FOR MUCH KINDNESS SIR SHE CONTINUED GRATEFULLY NAY MADAME NECESSITY AND DUTY TO MY OWNERS HAS RENDERED IT IMPERATIVE FOR ME TO APPROACH THE COAST CAUTIOUSLY AND HENCE A DELAY I COULD NOT AVOID YOU ARE TOO HONEST AND MANLY A SPIRIT SIR SAID THE MOTHER FRANKLY TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH A TRADE AH SIR WHY NOT TURN YOUR TALENTS TO A MORE FITTING PURPOSE THE FIELD OF COMMERCE IS EXTENSIVE AND SUCH AS YOU NEED NOT LOOK FOR COMMAND MADAM YOUR DAUGHTER HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO BEHOLD MY POSITION IN A VERY DIFFERENT LIGHT FROM WHAT I DID WHEN I CLEARED MY SHIP FROM THE LAST PORT I REJOICE CAPTAIN RATLIN TO HEAR YOU SAY SO WAS THE FRANK REJOINDER OF THE MOTHER AS SHE EXTENDED HER HAND TO HIM IN WHICH HE PRESSED RESPECTFULLY
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