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Maud, too, either for sake of disguise, or because the knowledge of her plan imparted exhilaration of spirits to her, was more agreeable, seemingly frank and friendly than she had been for many a long day, if we except the day before the late attack of the negroes upon the house, when the same treacherous assumption of cheerfulness and satisfaction with all parties was similarly assumed. MAUD TOO EITHER FOR THE SAKE OF DISGUISE OR BECAUSE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HER PLAN IMPARTED EXHILARATION OF SPIRITS TO HER WAS MORE AGREEABLE SEEMINGLY FRANK AND FRIENDLY THAN SHE HAD BEEN FOR MANY A LONG DAY IF WE EXCEPT THE DAY BEFORE THE LATE ATTACK OF THE NEGROES UPON THE HOUSE WHEN THE SAME TREACHEROUS ASSUMPTION OF CHEERFULNESS AND SATISFACTION WITH ALL PARTIES WAS SIMILARLY ASSUMED
ou of that?" "I saw it." "The duel?" "Yes." "It is strange. I thought none but ourselves were to be there." "He has moved in no direction since this woman has been here that I have not followed. There I hoped to see him fall; but he was strangely preserved." "You are a singular girl, Maud," replied the officer. "Take this and wear it for my sake," he added, unloosing a fine gold chain from his watch and tossing it around her neck, "and be punctual at that spot to-night after the last ray of twilight." "I will," answered the Quadroon, as she regarded the fine workmanship of the chain for a moment with idle and childlike pleasure, then turning from the spot, they both returned, though by different paths, from the jungle towards the dwelling of her father. Captain Bramble dined with Don Leonardo that day, and his good spirits and pleasant converse were afterwards the subject of comment, exhibiting him in a fair more favorable light than he had appeared in since his arrival at the factory. WE MET ASKED THE OTHER IN SURPRISE HOW KNEW YOU OF THAT I SAW IT THE DUEL YES IT IS STRANGE I THOUGHT NONE BUT OURSELVES WERE TO BE THERE HE HAS MOVED IN NO DIRECTION SINCE THIS WOMAN HAS BEEN HERE THAT I HAVE NOT FOLLOWED THERE I HOPED TO SEE HIM FALL BUT HE WAS STRANGELY PRESERVED YOU ARE A SINGULAR GIRL MAUD REPLIED THE OFFICER TAKE THIS AND WEAR IT FOR MY SAKE HE ADDED UNLOOSING A FINE GOLD CHAIN FROM HIS WATCH AND TOSSING IT AROUND HER NECK AND BE PUNCTUAL AT THAT SPOT TO NIGHT AFTER THE LAST RAY OF TWILIGHT I WILL ANSWERED THE QUADROON AS SHE REGARDED THE FINE WORKMANSHIP OF THE CHAIN FOR A MOMENT WITH IDLE AND CHILDLIKE PLEASURE THEN TURNING FROM THE SPOT THEY BOTH RETURNED THOUGH BY DIFFERENT PATHS FROM THE JUNGLE TOWARDS THE DWELLING OF HER FATHER CAPTAIN BRAMBLE DINED WITH DON LEONARDO THAT DAY AND HIS GOOD SPIRITS AND PLEASANT CONVERSE WERE AFTERWARDS THE SUBJECT OF COMMENT EXHIBITING HIM IN A FAIR MORE FAVORABLE LIGHT THAN HE HAD APPEARED IN SINCE HIS ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY
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