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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. 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
emoved from the past that had obscured his origin, he felt confidence, and spoke with manly cheer and a light heart. The most indifferent observer would have noticed this, and it waits not without its effect upon Helen, who looked brighter and happier than ever before, and the two succeeded at once in infusing a degree of cheerfulness all around them, reflected by Helen's mother and even Don Leonardo, with his heavy eyebrows and shaggy beard. Captain Robert Bramble and Maud alone seemed unhappy, and they were moody indeed. It was towards the twilight hour on the very day of the arrival which we have referred to, that Charles and Helen arm in arm started away from the house to the adjacent jungle, where was a pleasant trysting-place, 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. EIL HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE PAST THAT HAD OBSCURED HIS ORIGIN HE FELT CONFIDENCE AND SPOKE WITH MANLY CHEER AND A LIGHT HEART THE MOST INDIFFERENT OBSERVER WOULD HAVE NOTICED THIS AND IT WAITS NOT WITHOUT ITS EFFECTS UPON HELEN WHO LOOKED BRIGHTER AND HAPPIER THAN EVER BEFORE AND THE TWO SUCCEEDED AT ONCE IN INFUSING A DEGREE OF CHEERFULNESS ALL AROUND THEM REFLECTED BY HELEN'S MOTHER AND EVEN DON LEONARDO WITH HIS HEAVY EYEBROWS AND SHAGGY BEARD CAPTAIN ROBERT RAMBLE AND MAUD ALONE SEEMED UNHAPPY AND THEY WERE MOODY INDEED IT WAS TOWARDS THE TWILIGHT HOUR ON THE VERY DAY OF THE ARRIVAL WHICH WE HAVE REFERRED TO THAT CHARLES AND HELEN ARM IN ARM STARTED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE TO THE ADJACENT JUNGLE WHICH WHERE WAS A PLEASANT TRYSTING PLACE 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
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