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It was nearly night when Maud Leonardo reappeared, expressing profound surprise at what had occurred, and feigning well assumed grief and regret, so honestly, too, as to deceive all parties who observed her. IT WAS NEARLY NIGHT WHEN MAUD LEONARDO REPAIRED EXPRESSING PROFOUND SURPRISE AT WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND FEIGNING WELL ASSUMED GRIEF AND REGRET SO HONESTLY TOO AS TO DECEIVE ALL PARTIES WHO OBSERVED HER
o profitlessly saved,--she whose smile would have been invaluable to him, now spoke low and gently to the merchant captain; and even smiled kindly upon his remarks to her, of whatever nature they might be. Doubtless, from the moment of their introduction, a vague suspicion of his true character crossed the English officer's thoughts, but now he needed no other incentive, than the fact that Miss Huntington received and entertained his addresses so agreeably, and with such evident pleasure, to make him more than watchful, and resolved to find out the truth. "You are not long arrived, Captain Ratlin?" asked the other. "Within these two weeks," was the calm reply. "Not seeing your vessel, I presume she has gone to the windward, for ivory." "Or perhaps to leeward for other cargo," answered the other, somewhat haughtily. The hint was sufficient, and the English officer saw that, let his trade be what it might, he had one to deal with who was master of his own business, and who feared no one. PTAIN BRAMBLE SAW THAT SHE WHOM HE HAD SO PROFITLESSLY SAVED SHE WHOSE SMILE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE TO HIM NOW SPOKE LOW AND GENTLY TO THE MERCHANT CAPTAIN AND EVEN SMILED KINDLY UPON HIS REMARKS TO HER OF WHATEVER NATURE THEY MIGHT BE DOUBTLESS FROM THE MOMENT OF THEIR INTRODUCTION A VAGUE SUSPICION OF HIS TRUE CHARACTER CROSSED THE ENGLISH OFFICER'S THOUGHTS BUT NOW HE NEEDED NO OTHER INCENTIVE THAN THE FACT THAT MISS HUNTINGTON RECEIVED AND ENTERTAINED HIS ADDRESS SO AGREEABLY AND WITH SUCH EVIDENT PLEASURE TO MAKE HIM MORE THAN WATCHFUL AND RESOLVED TO FIND OUT THE TRUTH YOU ARE NOT LONG ARRIVED CAPTAIN RATLIN ASKED THE OTHER WITHIN THESE TWO WEEKS WAS THE CALM REPLY NOT SEEING YOUR VESSEL I PRESUME SHE HAS GONE TO THE WINDWARD FOR IVORY OR PERHAPS TO LEEWARD FOR OTHER CARGO ANSWERED THE OTHER SOMEWHAT HAUGHTILY THE HINT WAS SUFFICIENT AND THE ENGLISH OFFICER SAW THAT LET HIS TRADE BE WHAT IT MIGHT HE HAD ONE TO DEAL WITH WHO WAS MASTER OF HIS OWN BUSINESS AND WHO FEARED NO ONE
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