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The tones of his voice came over her heart like the memory of music that we have heard at some distant time, and in some forgotten place; his eyes betrayed to her the love he dared not speak, and when she did pause to consider their relation towards each other, she half shuddered, and said to herself, "Would to heaved this man was a poor mechanic, anything but a slaver! THE TONES OF HIS VOICE CAME OVER HER HEART LIKE THE MEMORY OF MUSIC THAT WE HAVE HEARD AT SOME DISTANT TIME AND IN SOME FORGOTTEN PLACE HIS EYES BETRAYED TO HER THE LOVE HE DARED NOT SPEAK AND WHEN SHE DID PAUSE TO CONSIDER THEIR RELATION TOWARDS EACH OTHER SHE HALF SHUDDERED AND SAID TO HERSELF WHAT TO HEAVE THIS MAN WAS A POOR MECHANIC ANYTHING BUT A SLAVER
ng. Perhaps no other agent would have accomplished so much as she did--indeed, no other could for a moment have gained his ear, and the result even to herself was very apparent, very satisfactory. He, all unconsciously yielded every argument to her, was only too ready and willing to grant her the fullest accordance in what she asked or argued, for though he dared not to say so, yet he felt that already he loved the mild yet eloquent and lovely girl with a devotion that caused all other interests to fade in importance. It was a novel idea to him to realize that so fair and gentle a creature could entertain such sufficient interest in him, a rough sailor, to strive and mould his conduct for good. On her part, it would be difficult for us to define the exact state of feelings which actuated the beautiful girl whom we first introduced to the reader in India. She felt an interest in the commander of the slaver that she was afraid to acknowledge not only to her mother, but indeed to herself.  COURSE HE WAS PURSUING PERHAPS NO OTHER AGENT WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AS SHE DID INDEED NO OTHER COULD FOR A MOMENT HAVE GAINED HIS EAR AND THE RESULT EVEN TO HERSELF WAS VERY APPARENT VERY SATISFACTORY HE ALL UNCONSCIOUSLY YIELDED EVERY ARGUMENT TO HER WAS ONLY TOO READY AND WILLING TO GRANT HER THE FULLEST ACCORDANCE IN WHAT SHE ASKED OR ARGUED FOR THOUGH HE DARED NOT SAY SO YET HE FELT THAT ALREADY HE LOVED THE MILD YET ELOQUENT AND LOVELY GIRL WITH A DEVOTION THAT CAUSED ALL OTHER INTERESTS TO FADE IN IMPORTANCE IT WAS A NOVEL IDEA TO HIM TO REALIZE THAT SO FAIR AND GENTLE A CREATURE COULD ENTERTAIN SUCH SUFFICIENT INTEREST IN HIM A ROUGH SAILOR TO STRIVE AND MOULD HIS CONDUCT FOR GOOD ON HER PART IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR US TO DEFINE THE EXACT STATE OF FEELINGS WHICH ACTUATED THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHOM WE FIRST INTRODUCED TO THE READER IN INDIA SHE FELT AN INTEREST IN THE COMMANDER OF THE SLAVER THAT SHE WAS AFRAID TO ACKNOWLEDGE NOT ONLY TO HER MOTHER BUT INDEED TO HERSELF
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