large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_10_ballou_64kb_45
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_10_ballou_64kb
English
3098
He understood the matter very well, and, indeed, bore with assumed patience, for Miss Huntington's sake, many impertinences that he would otherwise have instantly asserted. But he marked out for himself a course, and he resolved to adhere to it. HE UNDERSTOOD THE MATTER VERY WELL AND INDEED BORE WITH ASSUMED PATIENCE FOR MISS HUNTINGTON'S SAKE MANY IMPERTINENCES THAT HE WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE INSTANTLY ASSERTED BUT HE MARKED OUT FOR HIMSELF A COURSE AND HE RESOLVED TO ADHERE TO IT
amble can never be my husband," she said, in a mild but determined tone that her mother understood very well. But Captain Bramble himself could not seem to understand this, notwithstanding she was perfectly frank and open with him. He seemed to be running away with the idea that if he could but get rid of Captain Ratlin, in some way, he should then have a clear field, and be able to win her hand under the peculiar circumstances surrounding her. Thus moved, he redoubled his watchfulness touching the captain's movements, satisfied that he should be able ere long to detect him in some intrigue, as to running a cargo of slaves, and doubtless under such circumstances that he could arrest and detain him, if not, by some lucky chance, even have him tried and adjudged upon by the English commission upon the coast. To suppose that Captain Ratlin did not understand entirely the motives and conduct of his enemy and would-be rival, would be to give him less credit for discernment than he deserved. ND THE CATALOGUE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE CAN NEVER BE MY HUSBAND SHE SAID IN A MILD BUT DETERMINED TONE THAT HER MOTHER UNDERSTOOD VERY WELL BUT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HIMSELF COULD NOT SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THIS NOTWITHSTANDING SHE WAS PERFECTLY FRANK AND OPEN WITH HIM HE TO BE RUNNING AWAY WITH THE IDEA THAT IF HE COULD BUT GET RID OF CAPTAIN RATLIN IN SOME WAY HE SHOULD THEN HAVE A CLEAR FIELD AND BE ABLE TO WIN HER HAND UNDER THE PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING HER THUS MOVED HE REDOUBLED HIS WATCHFULNESS TOUCHING THE CAPTAIN'S MOVEMENTS SATISFIED THAT HE SHOULD BE ABLE ERE LONG TO DETECT HIM IN SOME INTRIGUE AS TO RUNNING A CARGO OF SLAVES AND DOUBTLESS UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HE COULD ARREST AND DETAIN HIM IF NOT BY SOME LUCKY CHANCE EVEN HAVE HIM TRIED AND ADJUDGED UPON BY THE ENGLISH COMMISSION UPON THE COAST TO SUPPOSE THAT CAPTAIN RATLIN DID NOT UNDERSTAND ENTIRELY THE MOTIVES AND CONDUCT OF HIS ENEMY AND WOULD BE RIVAL WOULD BE TO GIVE HIM LESS CREDIT FOR DISCERNMENT THAN HE DESERVED
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_10_ballou_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_10_ballou_64kb.flac