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Realizing these facts, we say, neither Helen nor her mother regarded Captain Ratlin (the only character in which they yet knew him) to be actually and seriously culpable as to at charge of inhumanity. REALIZING THESE FACTS WE SAY NEITHER HELEN NOR HER MOTHER REGARDED CAPTAIN RATLIN THE ONLY CHARACTER IN WHICH THEY YET KNEW HIM TO BE ACTUALLY AND SERIOUSLY CULPABLE AS TO A CHARGE OF INHUMANITY
sent position, yet there was a lightness to his heart, a buoyancy in his breast, which he had not known for nearly a score of years, for he now felt that all shame of birth was removed from him, that he was respectably and even highly born, and that in point of blood was even the equal, full equal of that fair and lovely girl he regarded so devotedly. Of course there was no disguise between Charles Bramble and Helen, and her mother, as to the charge brought against him. They knew very well that he had been engaged in the evil trade of the coast, but they knew also that he had conducted his part of the business upon the most humane principles which the traffic would admit, and that he was not a principal, but an agent in the business, sailing his ship as rich owners had directed, and also that besides the fact of his having utterly renounced the trade altogether since he became acquainted with Helen Huntington, his heart and feelings had never been engaged in its necessary requirements. ER OF HIS PRESENT POSITION YET THERE WAS A LIGHTNESS TO HIS HEART A BUOYANCY IN HIS BREAST WHICH HE HAD NOT KNOWN FOR NEARLY A SCORE OF YEARS FOR HE NOW FELT THAT ALL SHAME OF BIRTH WAS REMOVED FROM HIM THAT HE WAS RESPECTABLY AND EVEN HIGHLY BORN AND THAT IN POINT OF BLOOD WAS EVEN THE EQUAL FULL EQUAL OF THAT FAIR AND LOVELY GIRL HE REGARDED SO DEVOTEDLY OF COURSE THERE WAS NO DISGUISE BETWEEN CHARLES BRAMBLE AND HELEN AND HER MOTHER AS TO THE CHARGE BROUGHT AGAINST HIM THEY KNEW VERY WELL THAT HE HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN THE EVIL TRADE OF THE COAST BUT THEY KNEW ALSO THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED HIS PART OF THE BUSINESS UPON THE MOST HUMANE PRINCIPLES WHICH THE TRAFFIC WOULD ADMIT AND THAT HE WAS NOT SUCH A PRINCIPAL BUT AN AGENT IN THE BUSINESS SAILING HIS SHIP AS RICH OWNERS HAD DIRECTED AND ALSO THAT BESIDES THE FACT OF HIS HAVING UTTERLY RENOUNCED THE TRADE ALTOGETHER SINCE HE BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH HELEN HUNTINGTON HIS HEART AND FEELINGS HAD NEVER BEEN ENGAGED IN ITS NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS
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