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"Then, Helen, listen to me, and if I am too excited in speaking of a subject so immensely important to me, I trust you will forgive me. Already I have given you a rough outline of my story, rough and uncouth indeed, since I could give it no commencement. THEN HELEN LISTEN TO ME AND IF I AM TOO EXCITED IN SPEAKING OF A SUBJECT SO IMMENSELY IMPORTANT TO ME I TRUST YOU WILL FORGIVE ME ALREADY I HAVE GIVEN YOU A ROUGH OUTLINE OF MY STORY ROUGH AND UNCOUTH INDEED SINCE I COULD GIVE IT NO COMMENCEMENT
ptain Ratlin to be at heart, and in all his inward promptings. Charles Bramble still hesitated as to revealing his relationship to Captain Robert Bramble, from real feelings of delicacy, even to Mrs. Huntington, whom he felt he could trust, partly because he had reason to know that the mother had favored the suit of his brother whom Helen had rejected in India, and partly because at present of his own equivocal situation. But to Helen herself he felt that he might, indeed that he must reveal the important truth, and that very evening as they sat together in one of the spacious apartments of the mission house, he took her hand within his own, and asked her if he might confide in her as he would have done with a dear sister. "You know, Captain Ratlin, that I feel so much indebted to you, in so many ways, that any little service I am capable of doing for you would be but a grateful pleasure," was the instant and frank reply of the beautiful girl, while a heightened glow mantled her cheek. AS SHE FULLY REALIZED CAPTAIN RATLIN TO BE AT HEART AND IN ALL HIS INWARD PROMPTINGS CHARLES BRAMBLE STILL HESITATED AS TO REVEALING HIS RELATIONSHIP TO CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE FROM REAL FEELINGS OF DELICACY EVEN TO MISSUS HUNTINGTON WHOM HE FELT HE COULD TRUST PARTLY BECAUSE HE HAD REASON TO KNOW THAT THE MOTHER HAD FAVOURED THE SUIT OF HIS BROTHER WHOM HELEN HAD REJECTED IN INDIA AND PARTLY BECAUSE AT PRESENT OF HIS OWN EQUIVOCAL SITUATION BUT TO HELEN HERSELF HE FELT THAT HE MIGHT INDEED THAT HE MUST REVEAL THE IMPORTANT TRUTH AND THAT VERY EVENING AS THEY SAT TOGETHER IN ONE OF THE SPACIOUS APARTMENTS OF THE MISSION HOUSE HE TOOK HER HAND WITHIN HIS OWN AND ASKED HER IF HE MIGHT CONFIDE IN HER AS HE WOULD HAVE DONE A DEAR SISTER YOU KNOW CAPTAIN RATLIN THAT I FEEL SO MUCH INDEBTED TO YOU IN SO MANY WAYS THAT ANY LITTLE SERVICE I AM CAPABLE OF DOING FOR YOU WOULD BE BUT A GRATEFUL PLEASURE WAS THE INSTANT AND FRANK REPLY OF THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHILE A HEIGHTENED GLOW MANTLED HER CHEEK
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