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The gentleman who seemed to be pleading an unsuccessful suit, wore the undress uniform of the English navy, and in the outer harbor, in view of the very spot where they sat, there rode a sloop of war with St. George's cross floating at her peak. THE GENTLEMAN WHO SEEMED TO BE PLEADING AN UNSUCCESSFUL SUIT WORE THE UNDRESS UNIFORM OF THE ENGLISH NAVY AND IN THE OUTER HARBOUR IN VIEW OF THE VERY SPOT WHERE THEY SAT THERE RODE A SLOOP OF WAR WITH SAINT GEORGE'S CROSS FLOATING AT HER PEAK
the most casual observer might have read in his voice, his features, and his words, the accent, the bearing, the language of love. The lady was a gentle being of surpassing beauty, with black eyes, jetty hair and brilliant complexion; there was little of the characteristics of the East in her appearance, though she seemed to be quite at home beneath the Indian Sun. She was of the middle height, perhaps a little too slender and delicate in form to meet a painter's idea of perfection, but yet just such an idol as a poet would have worshipped. She was strikingly handsome, and there was a brilliancy and spirit in the glance of her dark eyes that told of much character, and much depth of feeling; and while you gazed at her now, sitting beneath the broad piazza, you would have detected a shadow ever and anon cross her brow, as though the words of him by her side aroused some unpleasant memory, and diverted her thoughts rather to past scenes than to the consideration of his immediate remarks. ST WHILE ON HIS PART THE MOST CASUAL OBSERVER MIGHT HAVE READ IN HIS VOICE HIS FEATURES AND HIS WORDS THE ACCENT THE BEARING THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE THE LADY WAS A GENTLE BEING OF SURPASSING BEAUTY WITH BLACK EYES JETTY HAIR AND BRILLIANT COMPLEXION THERE WAS LITTLE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE EAST IN HER APPEARANCE THOUGH SHE SEEMED TO BE QUITE AT HOME BENEATH THE INDIAN SUN SHE WAS OF THE MIDDLE HEIGHT PERHAPS A LITTLE TOO SLENDER AND DELICATE IN FORM TO MEET A PAINTER'S IDEA OF PERFECTION BUT YET JUST SUCH AN IDOL AS A POET WOULD HAVE WORSHIPPED SHE WAS STRIKINGLY HANDSOME AND THERE WAS A BRILLIANCY AND SPIRIT IN THE GLANCE OF HER DARK EYES THAT TOLD OF MUCH CHARACTER AND MUCH DEPTH OF FEELING AND WHILE YOU GAZED AT HER NOW SITTING BENEATH THE BROAD PIAZZA YOU WOULD HAVE DETECTED A SHADOW EVER AND ANON ACROSS HER BROW AS THOUGH THE WORDS OF HIM BY HER SIDE AROUSED SOME UNPLEASANT MEMORY AND DIVERTED HER THOUGHTS RATHER TO PAST SCENES THAN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HIS IMMEDIATE REMARKS
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