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"This is indeed beautiful," said the mother. Mrs. Huntington examined the jewel, while her daughter turned thoughtfully away! THIS IS INDEED BEAUTIFUL SAID THE MOTHER MISSUS HUNTINGTON EXAMINED THE JEWEL WHILE HER DAUGHTER TURNED THOUGHTFULLY AWAY
he coast trade. It was impossible not to see with what feeling Maud the Quadroon dwelt upon the good qualities of him she referred to, declaring that he was a father to all the people he took away in his ship, and how kind he was to them; that he always knocked off their shackles at once and made friends of them by real kindness. Mrs. Huntington, to say nothing of her daughter, saw something more than mere honest admiration in the enthusiastic girl's remarks about the young commander, and the mother shrewdly determined to question her upon the theme, and to weigh well her answers. "Captain Ratlin is very friendly to you, I suppose, Maud?" said Mrs. Huntington. "He is friendly to father, and that is the same thing," she replied, simply. "Has he not brought you presents across the ocean?" continued the mother. "One," said Maud, with evident pleasure, rolling back a long sleeve, and discovering to her new-made friends a rich golden bracelet, set with pearls, a rare and beautiful ornament. NEST SEAMAN AND GENTLEMAN IN THE COAST TRADE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SEE WITH WHAT FEELING MAUD THE QUADROON DWELT UPON THE GOOD QUALITIES OF HIM SHE REFERRED TO DECLARING THAT HE WAS A FATHER TO ALL THE PEOPLE HE TOOK AWAY IN HIS SHIP AND HOW KIND HE WAS TO THEM THAT HE ALWAYS KNOCKED OFF THEIR SHACKLES AT ONCE AND MADE FRIENDS OF THEM BY REAL KINDNESS MISSUS HUNTINGTON TO SAY NOTHING OF HER DAUGHTER SAW SOMETHING MORE THAN MERE HONEST ADMIRATION IN THE ENTHUSIASTIC GIRL'S REMARKS ABOUT THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND THE MOTHER SHREWDLY DETERMINED TO QUESTION HER UPON THE THEME AND TO WEIGH WELL HER ANSWERS CAPTAIN RATLIN IS VERY FRIENDLY TO YOU I SUPPOSE MAUD SAID MISSUS HUNTINGTON HE IS FRIENDLY TO FATHER AND THAT IS THE SAME THING SHE REPLIED SIMPLY HAS HE NOT BROUGHT YOUR PRESENCE ACROSS THE OCEAN CONTINUED THE MOTHER ONE SAID MAUD WITH EVIDENT PLEASURE ROLLING BACK A LONG SLEEVE AND DISCOVERING TO HER NEW MADE FRIENDS A RICH GOLDEN BRACELET SET WITH PEARLS A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT
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