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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. 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
 shrill cadence of voice, "a double heart should be dealt doubly with. It was I who led these people hither, and I hoped the fate of so many of your ship's company might have been yours!--but you are a prisoner now, and there's hope yet!" "Maud, Maud! have I ever wronged you or your father?" asked Captain Ratlin, reproachfully. "Do you not love that white-faced girl you brought hither?" "And if I did, Maud, what wrong is that to thee? Did I promise thee love?" "Nay; I asked it not of you," said the angry girl. "But you have done me a great wrong, Maud; one that you do not yourself understand. I forgive you though, poor girl; you are hardly to blame." These kindly-intended words only aggravated the object to whom they were addressed, and she turned away hastily to the shade of the thick vegetable growth, where he lost sight of her figure among the branches and leaves, while he walked on with the English officer and his people over the ground they had just passed, towards Don Leonardo's. AVE BETRAYED US AY SAID THE GIRL QUICKLY WITH A SHRILL CADENCE OF VOICE A DOUBLE HEART SHOULD BE DEALT DOUBLY WITH IT WAS I WHO LED THESE PEOPLE HITHER AND I HOPED THE FATE OF SO MANY OF YOUR SHIP'S COMPANY MIGHT HAVE BEEN YOURS BUT YOU ARE A PRISONER NOW AND THERE'S HOPE YET MAUD MAUD HAVE I EVER WRONGED YOU OR YOUR FATHER ASKED CAPTAIN RATLIN REPROACHFULLY DO YOU NOT LOVE THAT WHITE FACED GIRL YOU BROUGHT HITHER AND IF I DID MAUD WHAT WRONG IS THAT TO THEE DID I PROMISE THEE LOVE NAY I ASK IT NOT OF YOU SAID THE ANGRY GIRL BUT YOU HAVE DONE ME A GREAT WRONG MAUD ONE THAT YOU DO NOT YOURSELF UNDERSTAND I FORGIVE YOU THOUGH POOR GIRL YOU ARE HARDLY TO BLAME THE KINDLY INTENDED WORDS ONLY AGGRAVATED THE OBJECT TO WHOM THEY WERE ADDRESSED AND SHE TURNED AWAY HASTILY TO THE SHADE OF THE THICK VEGETABLE GROWTH WHERE HE LOST SIGHT OF HER FIGURE AMONG THE BRANCHES AND LEAVES WHILE HE WALKED ON WITH THE ENGLISH OFFICER AND HIS PEOPLE OVER THE GROUND THEY HAD JUST PASSED TOWARDS DON LEONARDO'S
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