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He was self willed, and was accustomed to have his own way in all things; here he had been thwarted from the very outset. HE WAS SELF WILLED AND WAS ACCUSTOMED TO HAVE HIS OWN WAY IN ALL THINGS HERE HE HAD BEEN THWARTED FROM THE VERY OUTSET
proaching a single step nearer the consummation of his wishes. It was nearly the appointed date for the sailing of his ship from the station for England, and he had made up his mind to return at once to Sierra Leone, and prepare to sail homeward. He had already taken leave of Mrs. Huntington, and was seeking her daughter to say to her farewell; the wind was fair, he would sail within the hour, and on inquiring for Helen he was told by some one that she had been seen a few moments before walking towards the jungle. The informant did not say in the company of him she so evidently loved, and Robert Bramble hastened forward in hopes that he might meet her there alone; perhaps, even once more press that oft rejected suit; he even thought as he went what he could say to her, and wondered how she would receive him. It was difficult to say what it was in his bosom which caused him so tenaciously to pursue this vain desire; his was not the heart to die for love, it amounted almost to obstinacy. HIS REVENGE WITHOUT APPROACHING A SINGLE STEP NEARER THE CONSUMMATION OF HIS WISHES IT WAS NEARLY THE APPOINTED DATE FOR THE SAILING OF HIS SHIP FROM THE STATION FOR ENGLAND AND HE HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO RETURN AT ONCE TO SIERRA LEONE AND PREPARE TO SAIL HOMEWARD HE HAD ALREADY TAKEN LEAVE OF MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND WAS SEEKING HER DAUGHTER TO SAY FAREWELL THE WIND WAS FAIR HE WOULD SAIL WITHIN THE HOUR AND ON INQUIRING FOR HELEN HE WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE THAT SHE HAD BEEN SEEN A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE WALKING TOWARDS THE JUNGLE THE INFORMANT DID NOT SAY IN THE COMPANY OF WHOM SHE SO EVIDENTLY LOVED AND ROBERT BRAMBLE HASTENED FORWARD IN HOPE THAT HE MIGHT MEET HER THERE ALONE PERHAPS EVEN ONE MORE PRESSED THAT OFT PROJECTED SUIT HE EVEN THOUGHT AS HE WENT WHAT HE WOULD SAY TO HER AND WONDERED HOW SHE WOULD RECEIVE HIM IT WAS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHAT IT WAS IN HIS BOSOM WHICH CAUSED HIM SO TENACIOUSLY TO PURSUE THIS VAIN DESIRE HIS WAS NOT THE HEART TO DIE FOR LOVE IT AMOUNTED ALMOST TO OBSTINACY
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