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Captain Bramble of course offered to Mrs. Huntington and her daughter his own cabin for their greater comfort, and strove to make their position as comfortable as possible for them while they were on board; but he had not the nice sense of honor, that true delicacy of spirit, which should have led him to remember they were his guests from necessity, and that to push a suit under such circumstances was not only indelicate but positively insulting. CAPTAIN BRAMBLE OF COURSE OFFERED TO MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER HIS OWN CABIN FOR THEIR GREATER COMFORT AND STROVE TO MAKE THEIR POSITION AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM WHILE THEY WERE ON BOARD BUT HE HAD NOT THE NICE SENSE OF HONOR THAT TRUE DELICACY OF SPIRIT WHICH SHOULD HAVE LED HIM TO REMEMBER THEY WERE HIS GUESTS FROM NECESSITY AND THAT TO PUSH A SUIT UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES WAS NOT ONLY INDELICATE BUT POSITIVELY INSULTING
using, and so he took occasion to explain to them the state of affairs, and to advise them to the best of his ability, touching their own best course in order to safely reach England. They felt that his advice was good, as truly disinterested, and both agreed to abide strictly by it; but doubted not that as Captain Ratlin had not been engaged in any slave commerce, and indeed had not been in the late action at all, that he would be very soon liberated, and free to choose his own calling. Captain Ratlin was conveyed on board the ship in the harbor, and Mrs. Huntington and her daughter also, with Maud and some other witnesses that Captain Bramble desired; and the vessel shaped her course along the coast towards Sierra Leone, where there was sitting an English court of admiralty, with extraordinary authority relative to such cases Captain Bramble was now about to lay before them, and who would be only too much gratified at the bringing before them of an offender to make an example of him. S FOR REFUSING AND SO HE TOOK OCCASION TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND TO ADVISE THEM TO THE BEST OF HIS ABILITY TOUCHING THEIR OWN BEST COURSE IN ORDER TO SAFELY REACH ENGLAND THEY FELT THAT HIS ADVICE WAS GOOD AS TRULY DISINTERESTED AND BOTH AGREED TO ABIDE STRICTLY BY IT BUT DOUBTED NOT THAT AS CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD NOT BEEN ENGAGED IN ANY SLAVE COMMERCE AND INDEED HAD NOT BEEN IN THE LATE ACTION AT ALL THAT HE WOULD BE VERY SOON LIBERATED AND FREE TO CHOOSE HIS OWN CALLING CAPTAIN RATLIN WAS CONVEYED ON BOARD THE SHIP IN THE HARBOUR AND MISSUS HUNTINGTON WITH HER DAUGHTER ALSO WITH MAUD AND WITH SOME OTHER WITNESSES THAT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE DESIRED AND THE VESSEL SHAPED HER COURSE ALONG THE COAST TOWARDS SIERRA LEONE WHERE THERE WAS SITTING AN ENGLISH COURT OF ADMIRALTY WITH EXTRAORDINARY AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO SUCH CASES CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS NOW ABOUT TO LAY BEFORE THEM AND WHO WOULD BE ONLY TOO MUCH GRATIFIED AT THE BRINGING BEFORE THEM OF AN OFFENDER TO MAKE AN EXAMPLE OF HIM
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