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He, all unconsciously yielded every argument to her, was only too ready and willing to grant her the fullest accordance in what she asked or argued, for though he dared not to say so, yet he felt that already he loved the mild yet eloquent and lovely girl with a devotion that caused all other interests to fade in importance. HE ALL UNCONSCIOUSLY YIELDED EVERY ARGUMENT TO HER WAS ONLY TOO READY AND WILLING TO GRANT HER THE FULLEST ACCORDANCE IN WHAT SHE ASKED OR ARGUED FOR THOUGH HE DARED NOT SAY SO YET HE FELT THAT ALREADY HE LOVED THE MILD YET ELOQUENT AND LOVELY GIRL WITH A DEVOTION THAT CAUSED ALL OTHER INTERESTS TO FADE IN IMPORTANCE
ontracted brow and uneven step. CHAPTER VIII. THE QUADROON. FOR several days succeeding that upon which Captain Ratlin had avowed himself to his fair young companion to be engaged in the slave trade upon the coast of Africa, the "Sea Witch" was occupied in running in towards the land and exchanging signals with friends on shore, and then standing off and on to watch a favorable moment for running to an anchorage, without encountering one of the English or American cruisers stationed on the coast. During this time the young commander and his fair passenger found much time for conversation, and she strove with all that power of persuasion and delicacy of tact peculiar to her sex, to point out to the adventurous and generous-hearted commander the fearful responsibility of the course he was pursuing. Perhaps no other agent would have accomplished so much as she did--indeed, no other could for a moment have gained his ear, and the result even to herself was very apparent, very satisfactory.  DIXON THE SEA WITCH BY MURRAY MATTERINE BALLU CHAPTER EIGHT THE QUADROON FOR SEVERAL DAYS SUCCEEDING THAT UPON WHICH CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD AVOWED HIMSELF TO HIS FAIR YOUNG COMPANION TO BE ENGAGED IN THE SLAVE TRADE UPON THE COAST OF AFRICA THE SEA WITCH WAS OCCUPIED IN RUNNING IN TOWARDS THE LAND AND EXCHANGING SIGNALS WITH FRIENDS ON SHORE AND THEN STANDING OFF AND ON TO WATCH A FAVORABLE MOMENT FOR RUNNING TO AN ANCHORAGE WITHOUT ENCOUNTERING ONE OF THE ENGLISH OR AMERICAN CRUISERS STATIONED ON THE COAST DURING THIS TIME THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND HIS FAIR PASSENGER FOUND MUCH TIME FOR CONVERSATION AND SHE STROVE WITH ALL THAT POWER OF PERSUASION AND DELICACY OF TACT PECULIAR TO HER SEX TO POINT OUT TO THE ADVENTUROUS AND GENEROUS HEARTED COMMANDER THE FEARFUL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COURSE HE WAS PURSUING PERHAPS NO OTHER AGENT WOULD HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH AS SHE DID INDEED NO OTHER COULD FOR A MOMENT HAVE GAINED HIS EAR AND THE RESULT EVEN TO HERSELF WAS VERY APPARENT VERY SATISFACTORY
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