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Indeed Maud, who had been a secret witness of the deed, already realized that Captain Bramble was the enemy of him whom she had once loved, and whom she now so bitterly despised. INDEED MAUD WHO HAD BEEN A SECRET WITNESS OF THE DEED ALREADY REALIZED THAT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS THE ENEMY OF HIM WHOM SHE HAD ONCE LOVED AND WHOM SHE NOW SO BITTERLY DESPISED
on which had found birth in his bosom was too much corroded with alloy to be identified. He felt that he had been overreached by Captain Ratlin, and also that he had good grounds of suspecting his successful rival of being either directly or indirectly engaged in the illegal trade of the coast, and, determined, if possible, to discover his secret, he again became a frequent visitor of Don Leonardo's house, where he was sure to meet him constantly. There were two spirits whom we have introduced to the reader in this connection, who were fitting companions for each other; but they had not as yet been brought together by any chance so as to understand one another. We refer to Captain Bramble and Maud the Quadroon. Both now hated Captain Ratlin, and would gladly have been revenged in any way for the gratification of their feelings upon her whom he so fondly loved. With this similarity of sentiment it was not singular that they should ere long discover themselves and feelings to each other.  OF REAL AFFECTION WHICH HAD FOUND BIRTH IN HIS BOSOM WAS TOO MUCH CORRODED WITH ALLOY TO BE IDENTIFIED HE FELT THAT HE HAD BEEN OVERREACHED BY CAPTAIN RATLIN AND ALSO THAT HE HAD GOOD GROUNDS OF SUSPECTING HIS SUCCESSFUL RIVAL OF BEING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGED IN THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF THE COAST AND DETERMINED IF POSSIBLE TO DISCOVER HIS SECRET HE AGAIN BECAME A FREQUENT VISITOR OF DON LEONARDO'S HOUSE WHERE HE WAS SURE TO MEET HIM CONSTANTLY THERE WERE TWO SPIRITS WHOM WE HAVE INTRODUCED TO THE READER IN THIS CONNECTION WHO WERE FITTING COMPANIONS FOR EACH OTHER BUT THEY HAD NOT AS YET BEEN BROUGHT TOGETHER BY ANY CHANCE SO AS TO UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER WE REFER TO CAPTAIN BRAMBLE AND MAUD THE QUADROON BOTH NOW HATED CAPTAIN RATLIN AND WOULD GLADLY HAVE BEEN REVENGED IN ANY WAY FOR THE GRATIFICATION OF THEIR FEELINGS UPON HER WHOM HE SO FONDLY LOVED WITH THIS SIMILARITY OF SENTIMENT IT WAS NOT SINGULAR THAT THEY SHOULD ERE LONG DISCOVER THEMSELVES AND FEELINGS TO EACH OTHER
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