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Captain Robert Bramble, though he did not attempt to find his brother, would hardly have believed that he would remain openly in town, and at the mission house; but Maud reasoned more truly. CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE THOUGH HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO FIND HIS BROTHER WOULD HARDLY HAVE BELIEVED THAT HE WOULD REMAIN OPENLY IN TOWN AND AT THE MISSION HOUSE BUT MAUD REASONED MORE TRULY
affairs, one who only assumed sufficient importance to be noticed when her services were needed, but she nevertheless felt and suffered, probably, as much as any one of our characters. We refer to Maud Leonardo. She had found lodgings in an obscure residence in the town during the course of the trial, and had resolved to remain until the sentence was given (of the result of which no one doubted), and even until the detail of that sentence should be executed, which she had already, learned would doubtless be death by hanging at the yard-arm of the ship in which he was confined. Poor girl! it was sad to think that she could gloat over this anticipated result--such was the power of her revenge. But in the same ratio to the intensity of her secret satisfaction at the hoped-for execution of Captain Will Ratlin, whom she had once loved, but now so bitterly hated, was her disappointment, vexation, and uncontrollable anger, at the idea of his escape, of which she was one of the first to learn. OINTED IN THIS STATE OF AFFAIRS ONE WHO ONLY ASSUMED SUFFICIENT IMPORTANCE TO BE NOTICED WHEN HER SERVICES WERE NEEDED BUT SHE NEVERTHELESS FELT AND SUFFERED PROBABLY AS MUCH AS ANY ONE OF OUR CHARACTERS WE REFER TO MAUD LEONARDO SHE HAD FOUND LODGINGS IN AN OBSCURE RESIDENCE IN THE TOWN DURING THE COURSE OF THE TRIAL AND HAD RESOLVED TO REMAIN UNTIL THE SENTENCE WAS GIVEN OF THE RESULT OF WHICH NO ONE DOUBTED AND EVEN UNTIL THE DETAIL OF THAT SENTENCE SHOULD BE EXECUTED WHICH SHE HAD ALREADY LEARNED WOULD DOUBTLESS BE DEATH BY HANGING AT THE YARD ARM OF THE SHIP IN WHICH HE WAS CONFINED POOR GIRL IT WAS SAD TO THINK THAT SHE COULD GLOAT OVER THIS ANTICIPATED RESULT SUCH WAS THE POWER OF HER REVENGE BUT IN THE SAME RATIO TO THE INTENSITY OF HER SECRET SATISFACTION AT THE HOPED FOR EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN WHOM SHE HAD ONCE LOVED BUT NOW SO BITTERLY HATED WAS HER DISAPPOINTMENT VEXATION AND UNCONTROLLABLE ANGER AT THE IDEA OF HIS ESCAPE OF WHICH SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO LEARN
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