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He had already taken leave of Mrs. Huntington, and was seeking her daughter to say to her farewell; the wind was fair, he would sail within the hour, and on inquiring for Helen he was told by some one that she had been seen a few moments before walking towards the jungle. HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN LEAVE OF MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND WAS SEEKING HER DAUGHTER TO SAY FAREWELL THE WIND WAS FAIR HE WOULD SAIL WITHIN THE HOUR AND ON INQUIRING FOR HELEN HE WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT SHE HAD BEEN SEEN A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE WALKING TOWARDS THE JUNGLE
 may be assured. My only hope and desire is once more to see you and your mother safe in England, where I can make you by sacred ties my own." Helen looked the tender response that beat in her heart, but which her lips refused to pronounce. She was very, very happy, and they talked over olden times, childish recollections, and the memories of their early home. While Charles and Helen were thus engaged, two other individuals closely connected with the plot of our story were not idle. Captain Robert Bramble was now satisfied that without physical force he could not intervene between his rival brother and Helen Huntington; he would gladly have done this, but policy prevented, for he saw that in doing so, he would but gratify his revenge without approaching a single step nearer the consummation of his wishes. It was nearly the appointed date for the sailing of his ship from the station for England, and he had made up his mind to return at once to Sierra Leone, and prepare to sail homeward. SPITABLE COAST YOU MAY BE ASSURED MY ONLY HOPE AND DESIRE IS ONCE MORE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR MOTHER SAFE IN ENGLAND WHERE I CAN MAKE YOU BY SACRED TIES OF MY OWN HELEN LOOKED THE TENDER RESPONSE THAT BEAT IN HER HEART BUT WHICH HER LIPS REFUSED TO PRONOUNCE SHE WAS VERY VERY HAPPY AND THEY TALKED OVER OLDEN TIMES CHILDISH RECOLLECTIONS AND THE MEMORIES OF THEIR EARLY HOME WHILE CHARLES AND HELEN WERE THUS ENGAGED TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS CLOSELY CONNECTED WITH THE PLOT OF OUR STORY WERE NOT IDLE CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE WAS NOW SATISFIED THAT WITHOUT PHYSICAL FORCE HE COULD NOT INTERVENE BETWEEN HIS RIVAL BROTHER AND HELEN HUNTINGTON HE WOULD GLADLY HAVE DONE THIS BUT POLICY PREVENTED FOR HE SAW THAT IN DOING SO HE WOULD BUT GRATIFY HIS REVENGE WITHOUT APPROACHING A SINGLE STEP NEARER THE CONSUMMATION OF HIS WISHES IT WAS NEARLY THE APPOINTED DATE FOR THE SAILING OF HIS SHIP FROM THE STATION FOR ENGLAND AND HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO RETURN AT ONCE TO SIERRA LEONE AND PREPARE TO SAIL HOMEWARD
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