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Since the English man of war had sailed, his barracoons began to fill once more with negroes from the interior, and he was now prepared to ship a cargo by the first adventurer's vessel which should arrive. The funds which Charles Bramble had brought out from Cuba to Africa, were consigned to Don Leonardo, and he of course would do with the money as he pleased; he therefore proposed to charter the first vessel that came, and ship a cargo the same as he would have done in the "Sea Witch." SINCE THE ENGLISH MAN OF WAR HAD SAILED HIS BARRACOONS BEGAN TO FILL ONCE MORE WITH NEGROES FROM THE INTERIOR AND HE WAS NOW PREPARED TO SHIP A CARGO BY THE FIRST ADVENTUROUS VESSEL WHICH SHOULD ARRIVE THE FUNDS WHICH CHARLES BMBLE HAD BROUGHT OUT FROM CUBA TO AFRICA WERE COSIGNED TO DON LEONARDO AND HE OF COURSE WOULD DO WITH THE MONEY AS HE PLEASED HE THEREFORE PROPOSED TO CHARTER THE FIRST VESSEL THAT CAME A SHIP A CARGO THE SAME AS HE WOULD HAVE DONE IN THE SEA WITCH
 which contained her so dear to him, until it was a mere speck upon the waters, and then felt that it was possibly the last token he might ever see of her. The path before him was not one strewn with roses, he had serious dangers to encounter, a long voyage to make, and an unhealthy climate to endure; for he must cross the ocean, he found, in order to settle honorably with those men who had placed such unlimited faith in his integrity. But he had no ship or craft of any sort at his command, and must wait an opportunity for reaching the West Indies, doubtless, on board some vessel in the trade which he had just abandoned. Don Leonardo seemed to little heed the death of his daughter. In fact, he did not trouble himself to inquire into its particulars, further than to understand the immediate cause. He was a sensual and intemperate man, half of whose life was passed under the effects of unnatural stimulus, and provided his appetite was not interfered with, cared little what befell others.  WATCHED THE PRECEDING SHIP WHICH CONTAINED HER SO DEAR TO HIM UNTIL IT WAS A MERE SPECK UPON THE WATERS AND THEN FELT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY THE LAST TOKEN HE MIGHT EVER SEE OF HER THE PATH BEFORE HIM WAS NOT ONE STREWN WITH ROSES HE HAD SERIOUS DANGERS TO ENCOUNTER A LONG VOYAGE TO MAKE AND AN UNHEALTHY CLIMATE TO ENDURE FOR HE MUST CROSS THE OCEAN HE FOUND IN ORDER TO SETTLE HONOURABLY WITH THOSE MEN WHO WOULD PLACE SUCH UNLIMITED FAITH IN HIS INTEGRITY BUT HE HAD NO SHIP OR CRAFT OF ANY SORT AT HIS COMMAND AND MUST WAIT FOR OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THE WEST INDIES DOUBTLESS ON BOARD SOME VESSEL IN THE TRADE WHICH HE HAD JUST ABANDONED DON LEONARDO SEEMED TO LITTLE HEED THE DEATH OF HIS DAUGHTER IN FACT HE DID NOT TROUBLE HIMSELF TO INQUIRE INTO ITS PARTICULARS FURTHER THAN TO UNDERSTAND THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE HE WAS A SENSUAL AND INTEMPERATE MAN HALF OF WHOSE LIFE PASSED UNDER THE EFFECTS OF UNNATURAL STIMULUS AND PROVIDED HIS APPETITE WAS NOT INTERFERED WITH CARED LITTLE WHAT BEFELL OTHERS
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