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"Helen," continued he by her side in tones of tenderness that were momentarily becoming more and more gentle, more and more expressive of the deepest feeling; "Helen, do you remember the days of your childhood, at home, in far off England, at home near Bramble Park?" HELEN CONTINUED HE BY HER SIDE IN TONES OF TENDERNESS THAT WERE MOMENTARILY BECOMING MORE AND MORE GENTLE MORE AND MORE EXPRESSIVE OF THE DEEPEST FEELING HELEN DO YOU REMEMBER THE DAYS OF YOUR CHILDHOOD AT HOME IN FAR OFF ENGLAND AT HOME NEAR BRAMBLE PARK
ay so," was the earnest reply, while the countenance of the fair creature by his side was lighted up by tenderness and hope. "You look pleased, Helen," he continued; "but supposing the gap in my story, which is now filled up, had better for my own credit have remained blank!" "That cannot be--I feel that it cannot be," she said, almost eagerly. "Supposing that it is now ascertained that the parents of the sailor boy, whose story you have heard, deserted him because of necessity; supposing they were poor, very humble, but not dishonest, would such facts rob me of your continued kind feelings?" "You know, Captain Ratlin, that you need not ask such a question," she replied, as she looked into his face with her whole gentle soul open through her eyes. "You are too kind, too trusting in your confidence in me, Helen," he said. The only reply was from her downcast eyes, and a still warmer blush which covered the delicate surface of her temples even, and glowed in silent beauty upon her cheek. I KNOW ALL INDEED INDEED I AM REJOICED TO HEAR YOU SAY SO WAS THE EARNEST REPLY WHILE THE COUNTENANCE OF THE FAIR CREATURE BY HIS SIDE WAS LIGHTED UP BY TENDERNESS AND HOPE YOU LOOK PLEASED HELEN HE CONTINUED BUT SUPPOSING THE GAP IN MY STORY WHICH IS NOW FILLED UP HAD BETTER FOR MY OWN CREDIT HAVE REMAINED BLANK THAT CANNOT BE I FEEL THAT IT CANNOT BE SHE SAID ALMOST EAGERLY SUPPOSING THAT IT IS NOW ASCERTAINED THAT THE PARENTS OF THE SAILOR BOY WHOSE STORY YOU'VE HEARD DESERTED HIM BECAUSE OF NECESSITY SUPPOSING THEY WERE POOR VERY HUMBLE BUT NOT DISHONEST WOULD SUCH FACTS ROB ME OF YOUR CONTINUED KIND FEELINGS YOU KNOW CAPTAIN RADLIN THAT YOU NEED NOT ASK SUCH A QUESTION SHE REPLIED AS SHE LOOKED INTO HIS FACE WITH HER WHOLE GENTLE SOUL UPON THROUGH HER EYES YOU ARE TOO KIND TOO TRUSTING IN YOUR CONFIDENCE IN ME HELEN HE SAID THE ONLY REPLY WAS FROM HER DOWNCAST EYES AND STILL A WARMER BLUSH WHICH COVERED THE DELICATE SURFACE OF HER TEMPLES AND GLOWED IN SILENT BEAUTY UPON HER CHEEK
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