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Captain Ratlin turned from that brief interview with a feeling he had never before experienced. CAPTAIN RATLIN TURNED FROM THAT BRIEF INTERVIEW WITH A FEELING HE HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED
l connection with a calling, which though it affords fortune and command, can never permit you self-respect." "The ship will probably be despatched within these two weeks, and then I will take any birth in legitimate commerce, where I may win an honorable name and reputation." "There is my hand on so honorable a resolution," said Miss huntington, frankly, while a single tear of pleasure trembled in her clear, lustrous eyes. The young commander took the hand respectfully that waits extended to him, but when he raised his eyes to her face and detected that tear, a thought for a moment ran through his brain, a faint shadow of hope that perhaps she loved him, or might at some future time do so, and bending over the fair hand he held he pressed it gently to his lips. He was not repulsed, nor chided, but she delicately rose and turned to her mother's apartment. How small a things will affect the whole tenor of a life time; trifles lighter than straws are levers in the building up of destiny. SO PROMPTLY TO RELINQUISH ALL CONNECTION WITH A CALLING WHICH THOUGH IT AFFORDS FORTUNE AND COMMAND CAN NEVER PERMIT YOU SELF RESPECT THE SHIP WILL PROBABLY BE DESPATCHED WITHIN THESE TWO WEEKS AND THEN I WILL TAKE ANY BIRTH IN LEGITIMATE COMMERCE WHERE I MAY WIN AN HONOURABLE NAME AND REPUTATION THERE IS MY HAND ON SO HONOURABLE A RESOLUTION SAID MISS HUNTINGTON FRANKLY WHILE A SINGLE TEAR OF PLEASURE TREMBLED IN HER CLEAR LUSTROUS EYES THE YOUNG COMMANDER TOOK THE HAND RESPECTFULLY THAT WAITS EXTENDED TO HIM BUT WHEN HE RAISED HIS EYES TO HER FACE AND DETECTED THAT TEAR A THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT RAN THROUGH HIS BRAIN A FAINT SHADOW OF HOPE THAT PERHAPS SHE LOVED HIM OR MIGHT AT SOME FUTURE TIME DO SO AND BENDING OVER THE FAIR HAND HE HELD HE PRESSED IT GENTLY TO HIS LIPS HE WAS NOT REPULSED NOR CHIDED BUT SHE DELICATELY ROSE AND TURNED TO HER MOTHER'S APARTMENT HOW SMALL THINGS WILL AFFECT THE WHOLE TENOR OF A LIFETIME TRIFLES LIGHTER THAN STRAWS ARE LEVERS IN THE BUILDING UP OF DESTINY
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