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You are an English officer, agent of your government, and sent here to suppress this vile traffic?" "True." "And have you suspected nothing since your vessel has been here?" "I suspect that this Captain Ratlin is in some way connected with the trade." YOU ARE AN ENGLISH OFFICER AGENT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND SENT HERE TO SUPPRESS THIS VILE TRAFFIC TRUE AND HAVE YOU SUSPECTED NOTHING SINCE YOUR VESSEL HAS BEEN HERE I SUSPECT THAT THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN IS IN SOME WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRADE
y failed in doing by the agency of the hostile negro tribes she had treacherously brought to her father's doors. He had not been long at the factory, therefore, on landing after the duel, before Maud sought a private interview with him, on pretext of communicating to him some information that should be of value to him in connection with his official duty. To this, of course, the English officer responded at once, shrewdly suspecting at least a portion of the truth, and he therefore met Maud at an appointed spot in the jungle hard by her father's house. "You will speak truly in what you tell me, my good girl?" he said sagaciously, as he looked into her dark spirited eyes with admiration he could not avoid. "Have I anything to gain by a lie?" responded Maud, with a curling lip. "No, I presume not," he answered. "I merely ask from ordinary precaution. But what do you propose to reveal to me? Something touching this Captain Ratlin?" "Ay," said the girl quickly. "It is of him I would speak. MATE THAT REVENGE WHICH SHE HAD SO SIGNALLY FAILED IN DOING BY THE AGENCY OF THE HOSTILE NEGRO TRIBES SHE HAD TREACHEROUSLY BROUGHT TO HER FATHER'S DOOR HE HAD NOT BEEN LONG AT THE FACTORY THEREFORE ON LANDING AFTER THE DUEL BEFORE MAUD SOUGHT A PRIVATE INTERVIEW WITH HIM ON PRETEXT OF COMMUNICATING TO HIM SOME INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE OF VALUE TO HIM IN CONNECTION WITH HIS OFFICIAL DUTY TO THIS OF COURSE THE ENGLISH OFFICER RESPONDED AT ONCE SHREWDLY SUSPECTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE TRUTH AND THEREFORE MET MAUD AT AN APPOINTED SPOT IN THE JUNGLE HARD BY HER FATHER'S HOUSE YOU WILL SPEAK TRULY IN WHAT YOU TELL ME MY GOOD GIRL HE SAID SAGACIOUSLY AS HE LOOKED INTO HER DARK SPIRITED EYES WITH ADMIRATION HE COULD NOT AVOID HAVE I ANYTHING TO GAIN BY A LIE RESPONDED MAUD WITH A CURLING LIP NO I PRESUME NOT HE ANSWERED I MERELY ASK FROM ORDINARY PRECAUTION BUT WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE TO REVEAL TO ME SOMETHING TOUCHING THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN AY SAID THE GIRL QUICKLY IT IS OF HIM I WOULD SPEAK
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