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"Farewell is an unpleasant word to say, ladies," he said, at last, still controlling his feelings with a masterly effort. FAREWELL IS AN UNPLEASANT WORD TO SAY LADIES HE SAID AT LAST STILL CONTROLLING HIS FEELINGS WITH A MASTERLY EFFORT
mander," he replied, rather mechanically than otherwise, as he turned his glance seaward. "So soon? I had hoped you were to favor us with a longer stay," said she mother. The officer looked towards the daughter, as though he wished it had been her that had expressed such a desire. But she still gazed at the distant ship, and he saw no change in her handsome features. "We officers are not masters of our own time, madam, and can rarely consult our own wishes as to a cruising ground; but I frankly own that it was something more than mere accident which brought me this time to Calcutta." As he said this, his eyes again wandered towards her daughter's face, but it was still cold, impassive and beautiful as before, while she gazed on that distant sea. He paused for a moment more, almost trembling with suppressed emotions of disappointment, chagrin and anger, and seemed at a loss what to say further; he felt constrained, and wished that he might have seen the daughter for a moment more alone.  MADAM AND ONLY WAITS HER COMMANDER HE REPLIED RATHER MECHANICALLY THAN OTHERWISE AS HE TURNED HIS GLANCE SEAWARD SO SOON I HAD HOPED YOU WERE TO FAVOR US WITH A LONGER STAY SAID THE MOTHER THE OFFICER LOOKED TOWARDS THE DAUGHTER AS THOUGH HE WISHED IT HAD BEEN HER THAT HAD EXPRESSED SUCH A DESIRE BUT SHE STILL GAZED AT THE DISTANT SHIP AND HE SAW NO CHANGE IN HER HANDSOME FEATURES WE OFFICERS ARE NOT MASTERS OF OUR OWN TIME MADAM AND CAN RARELY CONSULT OUR OWN WISHES AS TO A CRUISING GROUND BUT I FRANKLY OWN THAT IT WAS SOMETHING MORE THAN MERE ACCIDENT WHICH BROUGHT ME THIS TIME TO CALCUTTA AS HE SAID THIS HIS EYES AGAIN WANDERED TOWARDS HER DAUGHTER'S FACE BUT IT WAS STILL COLD AND PASSIVE AND BEAUTIFUL AS BEFORE WHILE SHE GAZED ON THAT DISTANT SEA HE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT MORE ALMOST TREMBLING WITH SUPPRESSED EMOTIONS OF DISAPPOINTMENT CHAGRIN AND ANGER AND SEEMED AT A LOSS WHAT TO SAY FURTHER HE FELT CONSTRAINED AND WISHED THAT HE MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE DAUGHTER FOR A MOMENT MORE ALONE
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