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This conversation will explain to the reader in part, the reason why Mrs. Huntington and her daughter, English subjects and in distress upon the coast, had not at once gone on board the vessel of their sovereign which lay in the harbor, and been carried upon their destination. THIS CONVERSATION WILL EXPLAIN TO THE READER IN PART THE REASON WHY MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER ENGLISH SUBJECTS AND IN DISTRESS UPON THE COAST HAD NOT AT ONCE GONE ON BOARD THE VESSEL OF THEIR SOVEREIGN WHICH LAY IN THE HARBOR AND BEEN CARRIED UPON THEIR DESTINATION
aughter that afternoon, as she came in and surprised her gazing out at a window vacantly. "O, I hardly know, dear mother. I was thinking over our strange fortune since we left Calcutta, the wreck, the nights in the boat, and our fortunate rescue." "Fortunate, my dear? I don't exactly know about that. Here we have been confined at this slave factory, little better than the slaves themselves, these four weeks." "Well, mother, Captain Bramble says he shall sail soon, and then we can go round to Sierra Leone, and from thence take passage direct for England." "For my part I can't understand why Capt. Bramble insists upon staying here so long. He don't seem to be doing anything, and he came into the harbor by chance." "He says that business and duty, which he cannot explain, detain him here, but that he will soon leave, of which he will give us due notice." "Heaven hasten the period!" said the mother, impatiently; "for I am most heartily tired and worn out with the strange life we lead here. LY MY CHILD ASKED MISSUS HUNTINGTON OF HER DAUGHTER THAT AFTERNOON AS SHE CAME IN AND SURPRISED HER GAZING OUT AT A WINDOW VACANTLY OH I HARDLY KNOW MY DEAR MOTHER I WAS THINKING OVER OUR STRANGE FORTUNE SINCE WE LEFT CALCUTTA THE WRECK THE NIGHTS IN THE BOAT OUR FORTUNATE RESCUE FORTUNATE MY DEAR I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW ABOUT THAT HERE WE HAVE BEEN CONFINED AT THIS SLAVE FACTORY LITTLE BETTER THAN THE SLAVES THEMSELVES THESE FOUR WEEKS WELL MOTHER CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SAYS HE SHALL SAIL SOON AND THEN WE CAN GO ROUND TO SIERRA LEONE AND FROM THENCE TAKE PASSAGE DIRECT FOR ENGLAND FOR MY PART I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY CAPTAIN BRAMBLE INSISTS UPON STAYING HERE SO LONG HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DOING ANYTHING HE CAME INTO THE HARBOUR BY CHANCE HE SAYS THAT BUSINESS AND DUTY WHICH HE CANNOT EXPLAIN DETAIN HIM HERE BUT THAT HE WILL SOON LEAVE OF WHICH HE WILL GIVE US DUE NOTICE HEAVEN HASTEN THE PERIOD SAID THE MOTHER IMPATIENTLY FOR I AM MOST HEARTILY TIRED AND WORN OUT WITH THE STRANGE LIFE WE LEAD HERE
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