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Probably Maud herself would have never thought seriously about the matter had she not felt how much the English girl surpassed her in beauty, in accomplishment, and in all that might attract the interest of one like Captain Ratlin. PROBABLY MAUD HERSELF WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT SERIOUSLY ABOUT THE MATTER HAD SHE NOT FELT HOW MUCH THE ENGLISH GIRL SUPPRESSED HER IN BEAUTY IN ACCOMPLISHMENT AND IN ALL THAT MIGHT ATTRACT THE INTEREST OF ONE LIKE CAPTAIN RATLIN
ved her mother, because it was the first time that she had loved. Yes, loved, for though she would as soon have sacrificed her life as to have acknowledged it, yet she did love him, and the poor untutored Quadroon girl read the fact that the mother could not, with all her cultivation and knowledge of the world, detect. But jealousy is an apt teacher, and the spirit of Maud Leonardo was now thoroughly aroused; she sighed for revenge, and puzzled her brain how she might gain the longed-for end. Captain Ratlin had eyes for only one object, and that was the young and beautiful English girl. He never gave a thought to Maud; he had never done so for one moment. As a friend of her father, or rather as a dealer intimately connected in a business point of view with him, he had given a present to his daughter, and had endeavored to make himself agreeable to her at all times, but never for one moment with a serious thought of any degree of intimacy, save of the most public and ordinary character. HAT SHE HAD EVER DECEIVED HER MOTHER BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAD LOVED YES LOVED FOR THOUGH SHE WOULD AS SOON HAVE SACRIFICED HER LIFE AS TO HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED IT YET SHE DID LOVE HIM AND THE POOR UNTUTORED QUADROON GIRL READ THE FACT THAT THE MOTHER COULD NOT WITH ALL HER CULTIVATION AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD DETECT BUT JEALOUSY IS AN APT TEACHER AND THE SPIRIT OF MAUDE LENARDO WAS NOW THOROUGHLY AROUSED SHE SIGHED FOR REVENGE AND PUZZLED HER BRAIN HOW SHE MIGHT GAIN THE LONGED FOR END CAPTAIN RATLIN HAD EYES FOR ONLY ONE OBJECT AND THAT WAS THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH GIRL HE NEVER GAVE A THOUGHT TO MAUD HE HAD NEVER DONE SO FOR ONE MOMENT AS A FRIEND OF HER FATHER OR RATHER AS A DEALER INTIMATELY CONNECTED IN A BUSINESS POINT OF VIEW WITH HIM HE HAD GIVEN A PRESENT TO HIS DAUGHTER AND HAD ENDEAVOURED TO MAKE HIMSELF AGREEABLE TO HER AT ALL TIMES BUT NEVER FOR ONE MOMENT WITH A SERIOUS THOUGHT OF ANY DEGREE OF INTIMACY SAVE OF THE MOST PUBLIC AND ORDINARY CHARACTER
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