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"And if I did, Maud, what wrong is that to thee? Did I promise thee love?" "Nay; I asked it not of you," said the angry girl. "But you have done me a great wrong, Maud; one that you do not yourself understand. I forgive you though, poor girl; you are hardly to blame." AND IF I DID MAUD WHAT WRONG IS THAT TO THEE DID I PROMISE THEE LOVE NAY I ASK IT NOT OF YOU SAID THE ANGRY GIRL BUT YOU HAVE DONE ME A GREAT WRONG MAUD ONE THAT YOU DO NOT YOURSELF UNDERSTAND I FORGIVE YOU THOUGH POOR GIRL YOU ARE HARDLY TO BLAME
ffray, and would only have rejoiced had she believed he was blown to atoms with his vessel by the wild explosion which had so lately shaken the very earth upon which she now stood. It was plain that up to this very moment, however, that the young commander had never suspected her of treachery, or even jealousy, towards himself; but now, he would have been worse than blind not to have seen and realized, also, the deep malignant feeling which was written on her dark, but handsome face. "Maud," he said, in a low, but reproachful tone, "is it you who have betrayed us?" "Ay," said the girl, quickly, and with a shrill cadence of voice, "a double heart should be dealt doubly with. It was I who led these people hither, and I hoped the fate of so many of your ship's company might have been yours!--but you are a prisoner now, and there's hope yet!" "Maud, Maud! have I ever wronged you or your father?" asked Captain Ratlin, reproachfully. "Do you not love that white-faced girl you brought hither? ITTER DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE ABSENCE FROM THE LATE AFFRAY AND WOULD ONLY HAVE REJOICED HAD SHE BELIEVED HE WAS BLOWN TO ATOMS WITH HIS VESSEL BY THE WILD EXPLOSION WHICH HAD SO LATELY SHAKEN THE VERY EARTH UPON WHICH SHE NOW STOOD IT WAS PLAIN THAT UP TO THIS VERY MOMENT HOWEVER THAT THE YOUNG COMMANDER HAD NEVER EXPECTED HER OF TREACHERY OR EVEN JEALOUSY TOWARDS HIMSELF BUT NOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THAN BLIND NOT TO HAVE SEEN AND REALIZED ALSO THE DEEP MALIGNANT FEELING THAT WAS WRITTEN ON HER DARK BUT HANDSOME FACE MAUD HE SAID IN A LOW BUT RESPECTFUL TONE IS IT YOU WHO HAVE BETRAYED US AY SAID THE GIRL QUICKLY WITH A SHRILL CADENCE OF VOICE A DOUBLE HEART SHOULD BE DEALT DOUBLY WITH IT WAS I WHO LED THESE PEOPLE HITHER AND I HOPED THE FATE OF SO MANY OF YOUR SHIP'S COMPANY MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOURS BUT YOU ARE A PRISONER NOW AND THERE'S HOPE YET MAUD MAUD HAVE I EVER WRONGED YOU OR YOUR FATHER ASKED CAPTAIN RATLIN REPROACHFULLY DO YOU NOT LOVE THAT WHITE FACED GIRL YOU BROUGHT HITHER
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