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"Its decision admits of no appeal, I must acknowledge," replied her suitor. "Then reason I have none, captain; and so pray let that suffice." "But, Miss Huntington, surely  " "Nay, captain," she said, at last, weary of his importunity, "you know well my feelings. ITS DECISION ADMITS OF NO APPEAL I MUST ACKNOWLEDGE REPLIED HER SUITOR THEN REASON I HAVE NONE CAPTAIN AND SO PRAY LET THAT SUFFICE BUT MISS HUNTINGTON SURELY NAY CAPTAIN SHE SAID AT LAST WEARY OF HIS IMPORTUNITY YOU KNOW WELL MY FEELINGS
was young, but bore the insignia of his rank upon his person, which showed him to be the captain of yonder proud vessel. He might have been five or six and twenty, but scarcely more, and bore about him those unmistakable tokens of gentle birth which will shine through the coarsest as well as the finest attire. The lady was not regarding him now; her eyes were bent on the distant sea, but still he pleaded, still urged in gentle tones the suit he brought. "I see, Miss Huntington has some more favored swain on whom to bestow her favors; but I am sure that she has no truer friend, or more ardent admirer." "You are altogether mistaken in your premises," she said, coolly, as she tossed her fragrant fan of sandal wood, perfuming the soft atmosphere about them. "A subject who sues for a favor at court, Miss Huntington, if he is unsuccessful, thinks himself at least entitled to know the reason why he is denied." "But suppose the Court declines to give him a reason," said the lady, still coolly. LOATING AT HER PEAK THE OFFICER WAS YOUNG BUT BORE THE INSIGNIA OF HIS RANK UPON HIS PERSON WHICH SHOWED HIM TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF YONDER PROUD VESSEL HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIVE OR SIX AND TWENTY BUT SCARCELY MORE AND BORE ABOUT HIM THOSE UNMISTAKABLE TOKENS OF GENTLE BIRTH WHICH WILL SHINE THROUGH THE COARSEST AS WELL AS THE FINEST ATTIRE THE LADY WAS NOT REGARDING HIM NOW HER EYES WERE BENT ON THE DISTANT SEA BUT STILL HE PLEADED STILL URGED IN GENTLE TONES THE SUIT HE BROUGHT I SEE MISS HUNTINGTON HAS SOME MORE FAVOURED SWAIN ON WHOM TO BESTOW HER FAVOURS BUT I AM SURE THAT SHE HAS NO TRUER FRIEND OR MORE ARDENT ADMIRER YOU ARE ALTOGETHER MISTAKEN IN YOUR PREMISES SHE SAID COOLLY AS SHE TOSSED HER FRAGRANT FAN OF SANDALWOOD PERFUMING THE SOFT ATMOSPHERE ABOUT THEM A SUBJECT WHO SUES FOR A FAVOUR AT COURT MISS HUNTINGTON IF HE IS UNSUCCESSFUL THINKS HIMSELF AT LEAST ENTITLED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY HE IS DENIED BUT SUPPOSE THE COURT DECLINES TO GIVE HIM A REASON SAID THE LADY STILL COOLLY
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