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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. 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
gs suggested, and form required. The second officer of the ship assumed the command vacated by Captain Robert's death, and as the time had now arrived for the return of the vessel to England, he sailed at once for Liverpool. Though Charles was loth to be separated from Helen, yet he urged upon herself and mother to join the English man-of-war, in which they could secure the most comfortable and safest passage to Liverpool; while for himself, there was still left business matters which it was imperative for him to consummate before he left the region where he was. It was at last decided that the mother and daughter should improve this mode of conveyance home, and Helen reluctantly bade him she so tenderly loved a tearful farewell, and in secret they pledged to each other their hearts for life. Charles Bramble watched the receding 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. OWN FEELING SUGGESTED AND FORM REQUIRED THE SECOND OFFICER OF THE SHIP ASSUMED THE COMMAND VACATED BY CAPTAIN ROBERT'S DEATH AND AS THE TIME HAD NOW ARRIVED FOR THE RETURN OF THE VESSEL TO ENGLAND HE SAILED AT ONCE FOR LIVERPOOL THOUGH CHARLES WAS LOATH TO BE SEPARATED FROM HELEN YET HE URGED UPON HERSELF AND MOTHER TO JOIN THE ENGLISH MAN OF WAR IN WHICH THEY COULD SECURE THE MOST COMFORTABLE AND SAFEST PASSAGE TO LIVERPOOL WHILE FOR HIMSELF THERE WAS STILL LEFT BUSINESS MATTERS WHICH IT WAS IMPERATIVE FOR HIM TO CONSUMMATE BEFORE HE LEFT THE REGION WHERE HE WAS IT WAS AT LAST DECIDED THAT THE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SHOULD IMPROVE THIS MODE OF CONVEYANCE HOME AND HELEN RELUCTANTLY BADE HIM SO THAT SHE TENDERLY LOVED A TEARFUL FAREWELL AND IN SECRET THEY PLEDGED TO EACH OTHER THEIR HEARTS FOR LIFE CHARLES BRAMBLE 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
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