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large/3717/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_17_ballou_64kb
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"So, you have broken off all connection with this business, and have settled your accounts with Don Leonardo, have you not?" asked Helen, of him at her feet. "Yes, dearest, all has been done, and I shall have no more to do with the trade of this inhospitable coast, you may be assured. My only hope and desire is once more to see you and your mother safe in England, where I can make you by sacred ties my own." SO YOU HAVE BROKEN OFF ALL CONNECTION WITH THIS BUSINESS AND HAVE SETTLED YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH DON LEONARDO HAVE YOU NOT ASKED HELEN OF HIM AT HER FEET YES DEAREST ALL HAS BEEN DONE AND I SHALL HAVE NO MORE TO DO WITH THE TRADE OF THIS UNHOSPITABLE COAST YOU MAY BE ASSURED MY ONLY HOPE AND DESIRE IS ONCE MORE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR MOTHER SAFE IN ENGLAND WHERE I CAN MAKE YOU BY SACRED TIES OF MY OWN
eflected 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. 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. The soft air of the afterpart of the day was ladened with sweetness, and they seemed to gather fresh incentive for tenderness and love in the peculiar surroundings of the spot. LL 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 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 THE SOFT AIR OF THE AFTER PART OF THE DAY WAS LADEN WITH SWEETNESS AND THEY SEEMED TO GATHER FRESH INCENTIVE FOR TENDERNESS AND LOVE IN THE PARTICULAR SURROUNDINGS OF THE SPOT
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