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The young commander took the hand respectfully that waits extended to him, but when he raised his eyes to her face and detected that tear, a thought for a moment ran through his brain, a faint shadow of hope that perhaps she loved him, or might at some future time do so, and bending over the fair hand he held he pressed it gently to his lips. He was not repulsed, nor chided, but she delicately rose and turned to her mother's apartment. THE YOUNG COMMANDER TOOK THE HAND RESPECTFULLY THAT WAITS EXTENDED TO HIM BUT WHEN HE RAISED HIS EYES TO HER FACE AND DETECTED THAT TEAR A THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT RAN THROUGH HIS BRAIN A FAINT SHADOW OF HOPE THAT PERHAPS SHE LOVED HIM OR MIGHT AT SOME FUTURE TIME DO SO AND BENDING OVER THE FAIR HAND HE HELD HE PRESSED IT GENTLY TO HIS LIPS HE WAS NOT REPULSED NOR CHIDED BUT SHE DELICATELY ROSE AND TURNED TO HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT
ible, and ready to follow her simplest instructions. All this betokened a native refinement of soul, else he could never have evinced the pliability which had rendered him so pleasant and agreeable a companion to her he secretly loved. "Lady," he said to her as they sat together that afternoon, "Heaven has sent you for a guardian angel to me; your refining influence has come to my heart at its most lonely, its most necessary moment. I have done with this trade, never more to engage in it." "That is honorable, noble in you, Captain Ratlin, so promptly to relinquish all connection with a calling, which though it affords fortune and command, can never permit you self-respect." "The ship will probably be despatched within these two weeks, and then I will take any birth in legitimate commerce, where I may win an honorable name and reputation." "There is my hand on so honorable a resolution," said Miss huntington, frankly, while a single tear of pleasure trembled in her clear, lustrous eyes. D GIRL HE WAS AS A CHILD IMPRESSIBLE AND READY TO FOLLOW HER SIMPLEST INSTRUCTIONS ALL THIS BETOKENED A NATIVE REFINEMENT OF SOUL ELSE HE COULD NEVER HAVE EVINCED THE PLIABILITY WHICH HAD RENDERED HIM SO PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE A COMPANION TO HER HE SECRETLY LOVED LADY HE SAID TO HER AS THEY SAT TOGETHER THAT AFTERNOON HEAVEN HAS SENT YOU FOR A GUARDIAN ANGEL TO ME YOUR REFINING INFLUENCE HAS COME TO MY HEART AT ITS MOST LONELY ITS MOST NECESSARY MOMENT I HAVE DONE WITH THIS TRADE NEVER MORE TO ENGAGE IN IT THAT IS HONOURABLE NOBLE IN YOU CAPTAIN RATLIN SO PROMPTLY TO RELINQUISH ALL CONNECTION WITH A CALLING WHICH THOUGH IT AFFORDS FORTUNE AND COMMAND CAN NEVER PERMIT YOU SELF RESPECT THE SHIP WILL PROBABLY BE DESPATCHED WITHIN THESE TWO WEEKS AND THEN I WILL TAKE ANY BIRTH IN LEGITIMATE COMMERCE WHERE I MAY WIN AN HONOURABLE NAME AND REPUTATION THERE IS MY HAND ON SO HONOURABLE A RESOLUTION SAID MISS HUNTINGTON FRANKLY WHILE A SINGLE TEAR OF PLEASURE TREMBLED IN HER CLEAR LUSTROUS EYES
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