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On her part, Miss Huntington looked upon him as her preserver, and did not hesitate to accord him that confidence which the circumstances of her situation would so naturally lead to, being delighted and entertained by the sketches he gave her of sea life and wild adventure upon the ocean, elicited by her suggestion. ON HER PART MISS HUNTINGTON LOOKED UPON HIM AS HER PRESERVER AND DID NOT HESITATE TO ACCORD HIM THAT CONFIDENCE WHICH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER SITUATION WOULD SO NATURALLY LEAD TO BEING DELIGHTED AND ENTERTAINED BY THE SKETCHES HE GAVE HER OF SEA LIFE AND WILD ADVENTURE UPON THE OCEAN ELICITED BY HER SUGGESTION
assistance. The continuance of the gale had carried the ship far to the southward, from whence she was now returning. It was early morning upon the day succeeding that auspicious night for the party in the boat, that Miss Huntington and her mother made their appearance upon the quarter-deck, and tendered their thanks for the service rendered. Captain Ratlin received them there with a frank, manly air, assured them of full protection, and that he would land them at some port from whence they could take ship for England. A very few hours placed him on the best of terms with his passengers, for there was that frank, and open discourse of manner with him, which his countenance promised, while he felt irresistibly drawn towards the gentle and beautiful girl whose protector he had thus strangely and suddenly become. Not one point of her sweet beauty was lost upon the young commander, and her every word and movement he seemed to dwell upon, and to consider with a tenacious degree of interest. RED HER THE LEAST ASSISTANCE THE CONTINUANCE OF THE GALE HAD CARRIED THE SHIP FAR TO THE SOUTHWARD FROM WHENCE SHE WAS NOW RETURNING IT WAS EARLY MORNING UPON THE DAY SUCCEEDING THAT AUSPICIOUS NIGHT FOR THE PARTY IN THE BOAT THAT MISS HUNTINGTON AND HER MOTHER MADE THEIR APPEARANCE UPON THE QUARTER DECK AND TENDERED THEIR THANKS FOR THE SERVICE RENDERED CAPTAIN RATLIN RECEIVED THEM THERE WITH A FRANK MANLY AIR ASSURED THEM OF FULL PROTECTION AND THAT HE WOULD LAND THEM AT SOME PORT FROM WHENCE THEY COULD TAKE SHIP FOR ENGLAND A VERY FEW HOURS PLACED HIM ON THE BEST OF TERMS WITH HIS PASSENGERS FOR THERE WAS THAT FRANK AND OPEN DISCOURSE OF MANNER WITH HIM WHICH HIS COUNTENANCE PROMISED WHILE HE FELT IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN TOWARDS THE GENTLE AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHOSE PROTECTOR HE HAD THUS STRANGELY AND SUDDENLY BECOME NOT ONE POINT OF HER SWEET BEAUTY WAS LOST UPON THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND HER EVERY WORD AND MOVEMENT HE SEEMED TO DWELL UPON AND TO CONSIDER WITH A TENACIOUS DEGREE OF INTEREST
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