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No, deceit was no part of his nature; that she felt sure of, and thus she mused alone to herself, placing the relationship of the two in all manner of lights, until she saw him again. NO DECEIT WAS NO PART OF HIS NATURE THAT SHE FELT SURE OF AND THUS SHE MUSED ALONE TO HERSELF PLACING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TWO IN ALL MANNER OF LIGHTS UNTIL SHE SAW HIM AGAIN
in is very friendly to you, I suppose, Maud?" said Mrs. Huntington. "He is friendly to father, and that is the same thing," she replied, simply. "Has he not brought you presents across the ocean?" continued the mother. "One," said Maud, with evident pleasure, rolling back a long sleeve, and discovering to her new-made friends a rich golden bracelet, set with pearls, a rare and beautiful ornament. "This is indeed beautiful," said the mother. Mrs. Huntington examined the jewel, while her daughter turned thoughtfully away! She could not be mistaken; she saw at once that this rude, uncultivated girl loved the commander of the "Sea Witch," nor did she wonder at such a fact; but yet she found herself musing and asking within her own mind whether such a being could make him happy as a wife. She felt that he was worthy of better companionship, and that, notwithstanding Maud evidently loved him, he could hardly entertain any peculiar regard for her. Could he have deceived the girl? she thought. TO WEIGH WELL HER ANSWERS CAPTAIN RATLIN IS VERY FRIENDLY TO YOU I SUPPOSE MAUD SAID MISSUS HUNTINGTON HE IS FRIENDLY TO FATHER AND THAT IS THE SAME THING SHE REPLIED SIMPLY HAS HE NOT BROUGHT YOUR PRESENCE ACROSS THE OCEAN CONTINUED THE MOTHER ONE SAID MAUD WITH EVIDENT PLEASURE ROLLING BACK A LONG SLEEVE AND DISCOVERING TO HER NEW MADE FRIENDS A RICH GOLDEN BRACELET SET WITH PEARLS A RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENT THIS IS INDEED BEAUTIFUL SAID THE MOTHER MISSUS HUNTINGTON EXAMINED THE JEWEL WHILE HER DAUGHTER TURNED THOUGHTFULLY AWAY SHE COULD NOT BE MISTAKEN SHE SAW AT ONCE THAT THIS RUDE UNCULTIVATED GIRL LOVED THE COMMANDER OF THE SEA WITCH NOR DID SHE WONDER AT SUCH A FACT BUT YET SHE FOUND HERSELF MUSING AND ASKING WITHIN HER OWN MIND WHETHER SUCH A BEING COULD MAKE HIM HAPPY AS A WIFE SHE FELT THAT HE WAS WORTHY OF BETTER COMPANIONSHIP AND THAT NOTWITHSTANDING MAUD EVIDENTLY LOVED HIM HE COULD HARDLY ENTERTAIN ANY PECULIAR REGARD FOR HER COULD HE HAVE DECEIVED THE GIRL SHE THOUGHT
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