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A very few hours placed him on the best of terms with his passengers, for there was that frank, and open discourse of manner with him, which his countenance promised, while he felt irresistibly drawn towards the gentle and beautiful girl whose protector he had thus strangely and suddenly become. A VERY FEW HOURS PLACED HIM ON THE BEST OF TERMS WITH HIS PASSENGERS FOR THERE WAS THAT FRANK AND OPEN DISCOURSE OF MANNER WITH HIM WHICH HIS COUNTENANCE PROMISED WHILE HE FELT IRRESISTIBLY DRAWN TOWARDS THE GENTLE AND BEAUTIFUL GIRL WHOSE PROTECTOR HE HAD THUS STRANGELY AND SUDDENLY BECOME
A remark that for a moment puzzled the honest seaman and led him to look suspiciously about him; but a few corroborating remarks soon placed the subject at rest in even the mate's credulous mind. The fact was, that the same gale which had made a wreck of the Indiaman, had driven the "Sea Witch" two days' sail or more out of her course, and had thus brought her in sight of the Bengal at that critical moment when it would have been impossible to have rendered her the least assistance. The continuance of the gale had carried the ship far to the southward, from whence she was now returning. It was early morning upon the day succeeding that auspicious night for the party in the boat, that Miss Huntington and her mother made their appearance upon the quarter-deck, and tendered their thanks for the service rendered. Captain Ratlin received them there with a frank, manly air, assured them of full protection, and that he would land them at some port from whence they could take ship for England. E FLYING DUTCHMAN A REMARK THAT FOR A MOMENT PUZZLED THE HONEST SEAMAN AND LED HIM TO LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY ABOUT HIM BUT A FEW CORROBORATING REMARKS SOON PLACED THE SUBJECT AT REST IN EVEN THE MATE'S CREDULOUS MIND THE FACT WAS THAT THE SAME GALE WHICH HAD MADE A WRECK OF THE INDIAMAN HAD DRIVEN THE SEA WITCH TWO DAYS SAIL OR MORE OUT OF HER COURSE AND HAD THUS BROUGHT HER IN SIGHT OF THE BENGAL AT THAT CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE RENDERED HER THE LEAST ASSISTANCE THE CONTINUANCE OF THE GALE HAD CARRIED THE SHIP FAR TO THE SOUTHWARD FROM WHENCE SHE WAS NOW RETURNING IT WAS EARLY MORNING UPON THE DAY SUCCEEDING THAT AUSPICIOUS NIGHT FOR THE PARTY IN THE BOAT THAT MISS HUNTINGTON AND HER MOTHER MADE THEIR APPEARANCE UPON THE QUARTER DECK AND TENDERED THEIR THANKS FOR THE SERVICE RENDERED CAPTAIN RATLIN RECEIVED THEM THERE WITH A FRANK MANLY AIR ASSURED THEM OF FULL PROTECTION AND THAT HE WOULD LAND THEM AT SOME PORT FROM WHENCE THEY COULD TAKE SHIP FOR ENGLAND
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