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"A ship is always a beautiful sight, my child; and especially so when she bears the flag that we see flaunting gracefully from that vessel." THE SHIP IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT MY CHILD AND ESPECIALLY SO WHEN SHE BEARS THE FLAG THAT WE SEE FLAUNTING GRACEFULLY FROM THAT VESSEL
in, we will not enter into particulars; it is needless, it is worse than needless, and a matter that is exceedingly unpleasant to me. I must earnestly beg, sir, that you will not again refer to this subject under any circumstance." "Your commands are law to me, Miss Huntington," answered the discomfited lover, as he rose from the seat he had occupied by her side, and turned partially away. It was well he did so, for had she seen the demoniac expression of his countenance as he struggled to control the vehemence of his feelings, she would have feared that he might do either her or himself violence. "May I not hope that years of fond attachment, years of continued assiduity, may yet outweigh your indifference, Miss Huntington?" he said earnestly. "Indeed, indeed no. You do but pain me by this continuance of a subject that--Ah, mother!" she said, interrupting herself, "I have been looking at the captain's ship, yonder; is she not a noble craft? And how daintily she floats upon the waters? YER WHY WHY CAN YOU NOT LOVE ME NAY CAPTAIN WE WILL NOT ENTER INTO PARTICULARS IT IS NEEDLESS IT IS WORSE THAN NEEDLESS IN A MATTER THAT IS EXCEEDINGLY UNPLEASANT TO ME I MUST EARNESTLY BEG SIR THAT YOU WILL NOT AGAIN REFER TO THIS SUBJECT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE YOUR COMMANDS ARE LAW TO ME MISS HUNTINGTON ANSWERED THE DISCOMFITED LOVER AS HE ROSE FROM THE SEAT HE HAD OCCUPIED BY HER SIDE AND TURNED PARTIALLY AWAY IT WAS WELL HE DID SO FOR HAD SHE SEEN THE DEMIONAC EXPRESSION OF HIS COUNTENANCE AS HE STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE VEHEMENCE OF HIS FEELINGS SHE WOULD HAVE FEARED THAT HE MIGHT DO EITHER HER OR HIMSELF VIOLENCE MAY I NOT HOPE THAT YEARS OF FOND ATTACHMENT YEARS OF CONTINUED ASSIDUITY MAY YET OUTWEIGH YOUR INDIFFERENCE MISS HUNTINGTON HE SAID EARNESTLY INDEED INDEED NO YOU DO BUT PAIN ME BY THIS COUNTENANCE OF A SUBJECT THAT AH MOTHER SHE SAID INTERRUPTING HERSELF I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE CAPTAIN'S SHIP YONDER IS SHE NOT A NOBLE CRAFT AND HOW DAINTILY SHE FLOATS UPON THE WATERS
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