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Mrs. Huntington seemed overjoyed, too, at joining one whom she felt was a true friend to herself and daughter, and unhesitatingly evinced this feeling, while Maud and Captain Robert Bramble walked by themselves filled with bitter thoughts. MISSUS HUNTINGTON SEEMED OVERJOYED TOO ADJOINING ONE WHOM SHE FELT WAS A TRUE FRIEND TO HERSELF AND DAUGHTER AND UNHESITATINGLY EVINCED THIS FEELING WHILE MAUD AND CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE WALKED BY THEMSELVES FILLED WITH BITTER THOUGHTS
 and her mother, with Maud Leonardo. As it afterwards appeared, Maud desired to be brought back to her father, and the English ship was but performing its appointed duty in cruising on the coast; while Helen knowing that Charles had come hither, persuaded her mother that it was best to sail with Captain Bramble, rather than stop in Sierra Leone among utter strangers. For on ship-board they were under his care, and besides, as she admitted to her mother, she had good reason for supposing that Captain Will Ratlin, for thus the mother knew him still, was at Bay Salo, as Don Leonardo's factory was called on the coast. Thus it was that they were once more on this spot. The brothers met before the collected members of the returning party and those on the shore, and regarded each other with a stern glance. It was the only token of recognition which passed between them; but Charles hastened to Helen's side, and pressing her hand tenderly, looked the words that he could not speak before others. CCOMPANIED BY HELEN AND HER MOTHER WITH MAUDELEY AND ARDO AS IT AFTERWARDS APPEARED MAUD DESIRED TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO HER FATHER AND THE ENGLISH SHIP WAS BUT PERFORMING ITS APPOINTED DUTY IN CRUISING ON THE COAST WHILE HELEN KNOWING THAT CHARLES HAD COME HITHER PERSUADED HER MOTHER THAT IT WAS BEST TO SAIL WITH CAPTAIN BRAMBLE RATHER THAN STOP AT SIERRA LEONE AMONG OTHER STRANGERS FOR ON SHIPBOARD THEY WERE UNDER HIS CARE AND BESIDES AS SHE ADMITTED TO HER MOTHER SHE HAD GOOD REASON FOR SUPPOSING THAT CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN FOR THUS THE MOTHER KNEW HIM STILL WAS AT BAY SALO AS DON LEONARDO'S FACTORY WAS CALLED ON THE COAST THUS IT WAS THAT THEY WERE ONCE MORE ON THIS SPOT THE BROTHERS MET BEFORE THE COLLECTED MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING PARTY AND THOSE ON THE SHORE AND REGARDED EACH OTHER WITH A STERN GLANCE IT WAS THE ONLY TOKEN OF RECOGNITION WHICH PASSED BETWEEN THEM BUT CHARLES HASTENED TO HELEN'S SIDE AND PRESSING HER HAND TENDERLY LOOKED THE WORDS THAT HE COULD NOT SPEAK BEFORE OTHERS
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