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It was plain that up to this very moment, however, that the young commander had never suspected her of treachery, or even jealousy, towards himself; but now, he would have been worse than blind not to have seen and realized, also, the deep malignant feeling which was written on her dark, but handsome face. IT WAS PLAIN THAT UP TO THIS VERY MOMENT HOWEVER THAT THE YOUNG COMMANDER HAD NEVER EXPECTED HER OF TREACHERY OR EVEN JEALOUSY TOWARDS HIMSELF BUT NOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THAN BLIND NOT TO HAVE SEEN AND REALIZED ALSO THE DEEP MALIGNANT FEELING THAT WAS WRITTEN ON HER DARK BUT HANDSOME FACE
e to my terms, otherwise you cannot take me alive!" "Well, sir, what have you to offer?" said the English officer, positively quailing before the stern and manly front of the young commander. "That you accept my word of honor to obey your directions as a prisoner, but that you shall not bind my arms or confine me otherwise." "Have your own way," replied the Englishman, doggedly; "but give up your weapons." "Do you promise me this, Captain Bramble?" "I do." "It is well, sir; there goes my weapon;" saying which he hurled it far into the river's bed. As soon as Maud saw him, she sprang to her feet, and with all the bitterness of expression which her countenance was capable of, she scowled upon his upright figure and handsome features. It was evident she felt a bitter disappointment at his absence from the late affray, and would only have rejoiced had she believed he was blown to atoms with his vessel by the wild explosion which had so lately shaken the very earth upon which she now stood.  WILL SURRENDER TO YOU PROVIDED YOU ACCEDE TO MY TERMS OTHERWISE YOU CANNOT TAKE ME ALIVE WELL SIR WHAT HAVE YOU TO OFFER SAID THE ENGLISH OFFICER POSITIVELY QUAILING BEFORE THE STERN AND MADLY FRONT OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER THAT YOU ACCEPT MY WORD OF HONOR TO OBEY YOUR DIRECTIONS AS A PRISONER BUT THAT YOU SHALL NOT BIND MY ARMS OR CONFINE ME OTHERWISE HAVE YOUR OWN WAY REPLIED THE ENGLISHMAN DOGGEDLY BUT GIVE UP YOUR WEAPONS DO YOU PROMISE ME THIS CAPTAIN BRAMBLE I DO IT IS WELL SIR THERE GOES MY WEAPON SAYING WHICH HE HURLED IT FAR INTO THE RIVER'S BED AS SOON AS MAUD SAW HIM SHE SPRANG TO HER FEET AND WITH ALL THE BITTERNESS OF EXPRESSION WHICH HER COUNTENANCE WAS CAPABLE OF SHE SCOWLED UPON HIS UPRIGHT FIGURE AND HANDSOME FEATURES IT WAS EVIDENT SHE FELT A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE ABSENCE FROM THE LATE AFFRAY AND WOULD ONLY HAVE REJOICED HAD SHE BELIEVED HE WAS BLOWN TO ATOMS WITH HIS VESSEL BY THE WILD EXPLOSION WHICH HAD SO LATELY SHAKEN THE VERY EARTH UPON WHICH SHE NOW STOOD
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