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"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 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
nd uncouth indeed, since I could give it no commencement. You will remember that previous to the fall I got on ship-board, while a boy in the 'Sea Lion,' I could recall no event. It was all a blank to me, and my parentage and my childhood were to me a sealed book. Strange as it may seem that book has been opened, and the story is now complete. 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 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? VE GIVEN YOU A ROUGH OUTLINE OF MY STORY ROUGH AND UNCOUTH INDEED SINCE I COULD GIVE IT NO COMMENCEMENT YOU WILL REMEMBER THAT PREVIOUS TO THE FALL I GOT ON SHIPBOARD WHILE A BOY IN A SEA LION I COULD RECALL NO EVENT IT WAS ALL A BLANK TO ME AND MY PARENTAGE AND MY CHILDHOOD WERE TO ME A SEALED BOOK STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM THAT BOOK HAS BEEN OPENED AND THE STORY IS NOW COMPLETE 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
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