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Helen looked the tender response that beat in her heart, but which her lips refused to pronounce. She was very, very happy, and they talked over olden times, childish recollections, and the memories of their early home. HELEN LOOKED THE TENDER RESPONSE THAT BEAT IN HER HEART BUT WHICH HER LIPS REFUSED TO PRONOUNCE SHE WAS VERY VERY HAPPY AND THEY TALKED OVER OLDEN TIMES CHILDISH RECOLLECTIONS AND THE MEMORIES OF THEIR EARLY HOME
r resort from the house. Breathing into each other's ears the glad and trusting accents of true love, they sauntered slowly hither and sat down there, Helen upon the rude, but comfortable seat, and Charles at her feet upon the ground. About them grew the rank, luxuriant foliage of Africa; fragrant flowers bloomed within reach of their hands, and luscious fruit greeted the eye in whichever direction it sought. The soft air of the afterpart of the day was ladened with sweetness, and they seemed to gather fresh incentive for tenderness and love in the peculiar surroundings of the spot. "So, you have broken off all connection with this business, and have settled your accounts with Don Leonardo, have you not?" asked Helen, of him at her feet. "Yes, dearest, all has been done, and I shall have no more to do with the trade of this inhospitable coast, you may be assured. My only hope and desire is once more to see you and your mother safe in England, where I can make you by sacred ties my own. ACE WITH A SEAT PREPARED FOR RESORT FROM THE HOUSE BREATHING INTO EACH OTHER'S EARS THE GLAD AND TRUSTING ACCENTS OF TRUE LOVE THEY SAUNTERED SLOWLY HITHER AND SAT DOWN THERE HELEN UPON THE RUDE BUT COMFORTABLE SEAT AND CHARLES AT HER FEET UPON THE GROUND ABOUT THEM GREW THE RANK LUXURIANT FOLIAGE OF AFRICA FRAGRANT FLOWERS BLOOMED WITHIN REACH OF THEIR HANDS AND LUSCIOUS FRUIT GREETED THE EYE WHICHEVER DIRECTION IT SOUGHT THE SOFT AIR OF THE AFTER PART OF THE DAY WAS LADEN WITH SWEETNESS AND THEY SEEMED TO GATHER FRESH INCENTIVE FOR TENDERNESS AND LOVE IN THE PARTICULAR SURROUNDINGS OF THE SPOT SO YOU HAVE BROKEN OFF ALL CONNECTION WITH THIS BUSINESS AND HAVE SETTLED YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH DON LEONARDO HAVE YOU NOT ASKED HELEN OF HIM AT HER FEET YES DEAREST ALL HAS BEEN DONE AND I SHALL HAVE NO MORE TO DO WITH THE TRADE OF THIS UNHOSPITABLE COAST YOU MAY BE ASSURED MY ONLY HOPE AND DESIRE IS ONCE MORE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR MOTHER SAFE IN ENGLAND WHERE I CAN MAKE YOU BY SACRED TIES OF MY OWN
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