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As he now recognized himself to be a prisoner, and had been told by Captain Bramble that he must go forthwith on board his ship as such, he desired to say a few words to Mrs. Huntington and her daughter, a request which his rival could hardly find grounds 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. AS HE NOW RECOGNIZED HIMSELF TO BE A PRISONER AND HAD BEEN TOLD BY CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THAT HE MUST GO FORTHWITH ON BOARD HIS SHIP AS SUCH HE DESIRED TO SAY A FEW WORDS TO MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER A REQUEST WHICH HIS RIVAL COULD HARDLY FIND GROUNDS 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
h officer and his people over the ground they had just passed, towards Don Leonardo's. There being now no further cause for secrecy, they marched openly, and enlivened the way with many a rude jest, which grated harshly upon the ears of the wounded, who were borne upon litters made from branches of the hard, dry leaves of the palm. As they came upon the open spot where stand the barracoons and Don Leonardo's dwelling, they found the entire family aroused and on the watch, the heavy explosion of the "Sea Witch's" magazine having seemed to them like an earthquake. Don Leonardo, who shrewdly suspected the truth, seemed satisfied at a single glance as to the state of affairs, and walking up to the young commander, and watching for a favorable opportunity, when not overheard, he asked, significantly: "Treachery?" "Yes." "Whom?" "It matters not," was the magnanimous reply; for Captain Ratlin was too generous to betray the Quadroon to her father, though she had proved thus treacherous to him. S WHILE HE WALKED ON WITH THE ENGLISH OFFICER AND HIS PEOPLE OVER THE GROUND THEY HAD JUST PASSED TOWARDS DON LEONARDO'S THERE BEING NOW NO FURTHER CAUSE FOR SECRECY THEY MARCHED OPENLY AND ENLIVENED THE WAY WITH MANY A RUDE JEST WHICH GRATED HARSHLY UPON THE EARS OF THE WOUNDED WHO WERE BORNE UPON LITTERS MADE FROM BRANCHES OF THE HARD DRY LEAVES OF THE PALM AS THEY CAME UPON THE OPEN SPOT WHERE STAND THE BARRACOONS AND DON LEONARDO'S DWELLING THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AROUSED AND ON THE WATCH THE HEAVY EXPLOSION OF THE SEA WITCH'S MAGAZINE HAVING SEEMED TO THEM LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE DON LEONARDO WHO SHREWDLY SUSPECTED THE TRUTH SEEMED SATISFIED AT A SINGLE GLANCE AS TO THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND WALKING UP TO THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND WATCHING FOR A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY WHEN NOT OVERHEARD HE ASKED SIGNIFICANTLY TREACHERY YES WHOM IT MATTERS NOT WAS THE MAGNANIMOUS REPLY FOR CAPTAIN RATLIN WAS TOO GENEROUS TO BETRAY THE QUADROON TO HER FATHER THOUGH SHE HAD PROVED THUS TREACHEROUS TO HIM
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