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This chafed the young commander's spirit somewhat, but yet he was of too true a spirit to sink under oppression; he was brave and cheerful always. THIS CHAFED THE YOUNG COMMANDER'S SPIRIT SOMEWHAT BUT YET HE WAS TOO TRUE A SPIRIT TO SINK UNDER OPPRESSION HE WAS BRAVE AND CHEERFUL ALWAYS
f course offered to Mrs. Huntington and her daughter his own cabin for their greater comfort, and strove to make their position as comfortable as possible for them while they were on board; but he had not the nice sense of honor, that true delicacy of spirit, which should have led him to remember they were his guests from necessity, and that to push a suit under such circumstances was not only indelicate but positively insulting. And yet he did so; true, he did not actually importune Miss Huntington, but his attentions and services were all rendered under that guise and aspect which rendered them to her most repulsive. Captain Bramble took good care that his prisoner and rival should have no degree of intercourse with her whom he knew very well Captain Ratlin loved. Under pretence that he feared his prisoner would attempt to escape, he kept him under close guard, and did not permit him once upon deck during the entire trip from the factory of Don Leonardo to the harbor of Sierra Leone. PTAIN BRAMBLE OF COURSE OFFERED TO MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER HIS OWN CABIN FOR THEIR GREATER COMFORT AND STROVE TO MAKE THEIR POSITION AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM WHILE THEY WERE ON BOARD BUT HE HAD NOT THE NICE SENSE OF HONOR THAT TRUE DELICACY OF SPIRIT WHICH SHOULD HAVE LED HIM TO REMEMBER THEY WERE HIS GUESTS FROM NECESSITY AND THAT TO PUSH A SUIT UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES WAS NOT ONLY INDELICATE BUT POSITIVELY INSULTING AND YET HE DID SO TRUE HE DID NOT ACTUALLY IMPORTUNE MISS HUNTINGTON BUT HIS ATTENTIONS AND SERVICES WERE ALL RENDERED UNDER THAT GUISE AND ASPECT WHICH RENDERED THEM TO HER MOST REPULSIVE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE TOOK GOOD CARE OF HIS PRISONER AND RIVAL AND SHOULD HAVE NO DEGREE OF INTERCOURSE WITH HER WHOM HE KNEW VERY WELL CAPTAIN RATLIN LOVED UNDER PRETENCE THAT HE FEARED HIS PRISONER WOULD ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE HE KEPT HIM UNDER CLOSE GUARD AND DID NOT PERMIT HIM UPON DECK DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP FROM THE FACTORY OF DON LEONARDO TO THE HARBOR OF SIERRA LEONE
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