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Miss Huntington, as the reader may have gathered, was no coquette; her great beauty and real loveliness of character had challenged the admiration of many a rich grandee and many an eminent character among her own countrymen in this distant land. MISS HUNTINGTON AS THE READER MAY HAVE GATHERED WAS NO COQUETTE HER GREAT BEAUTY AND REAL LOVELINESS OF CHARACTER HAD CHALLENGED THE ADMIRATION OF MANY A RICH GRANDEE AND MANY AN EMINENT CHARACTER AMONG HER OWN COUNTRYMEN IN THIS DISTANT LAND
clear white cloud of smoke burst from her bows as she gathered steerage-way, and a dull heavy report of distant ordinance boomed upon the ear of the listening girl, unanswered by a deep sigh from her own bosom--a sigh not for him who had just left her, but for some kindred association that his presence aroused. The villa where we have introduced the reader was that of the late Edward Huntington, a successful English merchant, who had resided many years in India and had realized a fortune, which he had proposed to return to his native land to enjoy with his wife and only child. But death had stepped in to put an abrupt end to his hopes, and to render abortive all his well-arranged plans, some twelve months previous to the period of which we have spoken. Mrs. Huntington, the widow, had remained in Calcutta to settle up her husband's affairs, and this done, she determined to embark at once with her daughter for England, where her relatives, friends and early associations were all located. SEA AND THEN A CLEAR WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BURST FROM HER BOWS AS SHE GATHERED STEERAGE WAY AND A DULL HEAVY REPORT OF DISTANT ORDINANCE BOOMED UPON THE EAR OF THE LISTENING GIRL UNANSWERED BY A DEEP SIGH FROM HER OWN BOSOM A SIGN NOT FOR HIM WHO HAD JUST LEFT HER BUT FOR SOME KINDRED ASSOCIATION THAT HIS PRESENCE AROUSED THE VILLA WHERE WE HAVE INTRODUCED THE READER WAS THAT OF THE LATE EDWARD HUNTINGDON A SUCCESSFUL ENGLISH MERCHANT WHO HAD RESIDED MANY YEARS IN INDIA AND HAD REALIZED A FORTUNE WHICH HE HAD PROPOSED TO RETURN TO HIS NATIVE LAND TO ENJOY WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD BUT DEATH HAD STEPPED IN TO PUT AN ABRUPT END TO HIS HOPES AND TO RENDER A BOARD OF ALL HIS WELL ARRANGED PLANS SOME TWELVE MONTHS PREVIOUS TO THE PERIOD OF WHICH WE HAVE SPOKEN MISSUS HUNTINGTON THE WIDOW HAD REMAINED IN CALCUTTA TO SETTLE UP HER HUSBAND'S AFFAIRS AND THIS DONE SHE DETERMINED TO EMBARK AT ONCE WITH HER DAUGHTER FOR ENGLAND WHERE HER RELATIVES FRIENDS AND EARLY ASSOCIATIONS WERE ALL LOCATED
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