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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. 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
g this time the young commander and his fair passenger found much time for conversation, and she strove with all that power of persuasion and delicacy of tact peculiar to her sex, to point out to the adventurous and generous-hearted commander the fearful responsibility of the 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 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 THE COAST DURING THIS TIME THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND HIS FAIR PASSENGER FOUND MUCH TIME FOR CONVERSATION AND SHE STROVE WITH ALL THAT POWER OF PERSUASION AND DELICACY OF TACT PECULIAR TO HER SEX TO POINT OUT TO THE ADVENTUROUS AND GENEROUS HEARTED COMMANDER THE FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE 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
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