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"We have not even asked you, Captain Ratlin, what trade you are in," said the mother, as they sat together, her daughter and the young commander, upon the quarter deck beneath an awning which had been rigged for their comfort. WE HAVE NOT EVEN ASKED YOU CAPTAIN RATLIN WHAT TRADE YOU ARE IN SAID THE MOTHER AS THEY SAT TOGETHER HER DAUGHTER AND THE YOUNG COMMANDER UPON THE QUARTER DECK BENEATH AN AWNING WHICH HAD BEEN RIGGED FOR THEIR COMFORT
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. Not one point of her sweet beauty was lost upon the young commander, and her every word and movement he seemed to dwell upon, and to consider with a tenacious degree of interest. On her part, Miss Huntington looked upon him as her preserver, and did not hesitate to accord him that confidence which the circumstances of her situation would so naturally lead to, being delighted and entertained by the sketches he gave her of sea life and wild adventure upon the ocean, elicited by her suggestion. The mother, too, was well-pleased with the profound respect and polite attention which herself and daughter received from him, and accorded him that cordial countenance in his intercourse with her child which placed him quite at ease. 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 NOT ONE POINT OF HER SWEET BEAUTY WAS LOST UPON THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND HER EVERY WORD AND MOVEMENT HE SEEMED TO DWELL UPON AND TO CONSIDER WITH A TENACIOUS DEGREE OF INTEREST ON HER PART MISS HUNTINGTON LOOKED UPON HIM AS HER PRESERVER AND DID NOT HESITATE TO ACCORD HIM THAT CONFIDENCE WHICH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER SITUATION WOULD SO NATURALLY LEAD TO BEING DELIGHTED AND ENTERTAINED BY THE SKETCHES HE GAVE HER OF SEA LIFE AND WILD ADVENTURE UPON THE OCEAN ELICITED BY HER SUGGESTION THE MOTHER TOO WAS WELL PLEASED WITH THE PROFOUND RESPECT AND POLITE ATTENTION WHICH HERSELF AND DAUGHTER RECEIVED FROM HIM AND ACCORDED HIM THAT CORDIAL COUNTENANCE IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH HER CHILD WHICH PLACED HIM QUITE AT EASE
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