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But jealousy is an apt teacher, and the spirit of Maud Leonardo was now thoroughly aroused; she sighed for revenge, and puzzled her brain how she might gain the longed for end. BUT JEALOUSY IS AN APT TEACHER AND THE SPIRIT OF MAUDE LENARDO WAS NOW THOROUGHLY AROUSED SHE SIGHED FOR REVENGE AND PUZZLED HER BRAIN HOW SHE MIGHT GAIN THE LONGED FOR END
d strangely impressed by the frank, chivalrous and devoted attention of the commander of the slaver. His attention was characterized by the most unquestioned delicacy and consideration; he had never uttered the first syllable to her that he might not properly have used before her mother--indeed, he had not the boldness or effrontery to urge a suit that he knew was out of the question, and yet he felt irresistibly drawn towards the English girl, and could not disguise from her the true sentiments that so plainly filled his inmost heart; she must have been less than woman not to have read his very soul, so bared to her scrutiny. It was the first time that she had ever deceived her mother, because it was the first time that she had loved. Yes, loved, for though she would as soon have sacrificed her life as to have acknowledged it, yet she did love him, and the poor untutored Quadroon girl read the fact that the mother could not, with all her cultivation and knowledge of the world, detect.  AT HEART DEEPLY AND STRANGELY IMPRESSED BY THE FRANK CHIVALROUS AND DEVOTED ATTENTION OF THE COMMANDER OF THE SLAVER HIS ATTENTION WAS CHARACTERIZED BY THE MOST UNQUESTIONED DELICACY AND CONSIDERATION HE HAD NEVER UTTERED THE FIRST SYLLABLE TO HER THAT HE MIGHT NOT PROPERLY HAVE USED BEFORE HER MOTHER INDEED HE HAD NOT THE BOLDNESS OR EFFRONTERY TO URGE A SUIT THAT HE KNEW WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION AND YET HE FELT IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN TOWARDS THE ENGLISH GIRL AND COULD NOT DISGUISE FROM HER THE TRUE SENTIMENTS THAT SO PLAINLY FILLED HIS INMOST HEART SHE MUST HAVE BEEN LESS THAN WOMAN NOT TO HAVE READ HIS VERY SOUL SO BARED TO HER SCRUTINY IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD EVER DECEIVED HER MOTHER BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD LOVED YES LOVED FOR THOUGH SHE WOULD AS SOON HAVE SACRIFICED HER LIFE AS TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT YET SHE DID LOVE HIM AND THE POOR UNTUTORED QUADROON GIRL READ THE FACT THAT THE MOTHER COULD NOT WITH ALL HER CULTIVATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD DETECT
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