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"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." 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
he gentle influence of a sweet and refined nature like her with whom providence had so opportunely thrown him, to reform him altogether of those rougher ideas which he had naturally imbibed in the course of his perilous and daring profession. In the presence of that fair and pure-minded girl he was as a child, impressible, and ready to follow her simplest instructions. All this betokened a native refinement of soul, else he could never have evinced the pliability which had rendered him so pleasant and agreeable a companion to her he secretly loved. "Lady," he said to her as they sat together that afternoon, "Heaven has sent you for a guardian angel to me; your refining influence has come to my heart at its most lonely, its most necessary moment. I have done with this trade, never more to engage in it." "That is honorable, noble in you, Captain Ratlin, so promptly to relinquish all connection with a calling, which though it affords fortune and command, can never permit you self-respect. S NATURE ONLY REQUIRED THE GENTLE INFLUENCE OF A SWEET AND REFINED NATURE LIKE HER WITH WHOM PROVIDENCE HAD SO OPPORTUNELY THROWN HIM TO REFORM HIM ALTOGETHER OF THOSE ROUGHER IDEAS WHICH HE HAD NATURALLY IMBIBED IN THE COURSE OF HIS PERILOUS AND DARING PROFESSION IN THE PRESENCE OF THAT FAIR AND PURE MINDED GIRL HE WAS AS A CHILD IMPRESSIBLE AND READY TO FOLLOW HER SIMPLEST INSTRUCTIONS ALL THIS BETOKENED A NATIVE REFINEMENT OF SOUL ELSE HE COULD NEVER HAVE EVINCED THE PLIABILITY WHICH HAD RENDERED HIM SO PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE A COMPANION TO HER HE SECRETLY LOVED LADY HE SAID TO HER AS THEY SAT TOGETHER THAT AFTERNOON HEAVEN HAS SENT YOU FOR A GUARDIAN ANGEL TO ME YOUR REFINING INFLUENCE HAS COME TO MY HEART AT ITS MOST LONELY ITS MOST NECESSARY MOMENT I HAVE DONE WITH THIS TRADE NEVER MORE TO ENGAGE IN IT THAT IS HONOURABLE NOBLE IN YOU CAPTAIN RATLIN SO PROMPTLY TO RELINQUISH ALL CONNECTION WITH A CALLING WHICH THOUGH IT AFFORDS FORTUNE AND COMMAND CAN NEVER PERMIT YOU SELF RESPECT
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