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Mrs. Huntington, the widow, had remained in Calcutta to settle up her husband's affairs, and this done, she determined to embark at once with her daughter for England, where her relatives, friends and early associations were all located. MISSUS HUNTINGTON THE WIDOW HAD REMAINED IN CALCUTTA TO SETTLE UP HER HUSBAND'S AFFAIRS AND THIS DONE SHE DETERMINED TO EMBARK AT ONCE WITH HER DAUGHTER FOR ENGLAND WHERE HER RELATIVES FRIENDS AND EARLY ASSOCIATIONS WERE ALL LOCATED
eared, while the boat was hoisted to the quarter-davits. Anon she saw the sheets fall from the ponderous yards, and sheeted home, the anchor gradually raised to her bow, the yards squared to bring her with her head to the sea, and then a clear white cloud of smoke burst from her bows as she gathered steerage-way, and a dull heavy report of distant ordinance boomed upon the ear of the listening girl, unanswered by a deep sigh from her own bosom--a sigh not for him who had just left her, but for some kindred association that his presence aroused. The villa where we have introduced the reader was that of the late Edward Huntington, a successful English merchant, who had resided many years in India and had realized a fortune, which he had proposed to return to his native land to enjoy with his wife and only child. But death had stepped in to put an abrupt end to his hopes, and to render abortive all his well-arranged plans, some twelve months previous to the period of which we have spoken. N DECK AND DISAPPEARED WHILE THE BOAT WAS HOISTED TO THE QUARTER DAVITS ANON SHE SAW THE SHEETS FALL FROM THE PONDEROUS YARDS AND SHEETED HOME THE ANCHOR GRADUALLY RAISED TO HER BOW THE YARD SQUARED TO BRING HER WITH HER HEAD TO THE SEA AND THEN A CLEAR WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BURST FROM HER BOWS AS SHE GATHERED STEERAGE WAY AND A DULL HEAVY REPORT OF DISTANT ORDINANCE BOOMED UPON THE EAR OF THE LISTENING GIRL UNANSWERED BY A DEEP SIGH FROM HER OWN BOSOM A SIGN NOT FOR HIM WHO HAD JUST LEFT HER BUT FOR SOME KINDRED ASSOCIATION THAT HIS PRESENCE AROUSED THE VILLA WHERE WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE READER WAS THAT OF THE LATE EDWARD HUNTINGDON A SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH MERCHANT WHO HAD RESIDED MANY YEARS IN INDIA AND HAD REALIZED A FORTUNE WHICH HE HAD PROPOSED TO RETURN TO HIS NATIVE LAND TO ENJOY WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD BUT DEATH HAD STEPPED IN TO PUT AN ABRUPT END TO HIS HOPES AND TO RENDER A BOARD OF ALL HIS WELL ARRANGED PLANS SOME TWELVE MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THE PERIOD OF WHICH WE HAVE SPOKEN
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