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"You are altogether mistaken in your premises," she said, coolly, as she tossed her fragrant fan of sandal wood, perfuming the soft atmosphere about them. "A subject who sues for a favor at court, Miss Huntington, if he is unsuccessful, thinks himself at least entitled to know the reason why he is denied." YOU ARE ALTOGETHER MISTAKEN IN YOUR PREMISES SHE SAID COOLLY AS SHE TOSSED HER FRAGRANT FAN OF SANDALWOOD PERFUMING THE SOFT ATMOSPHERE ABOUT THEM A SUBJECT WHO SUES FOR A FAVOUR AT COURT MISS HUNTINGTON IF HE IS UNSUCCESSFUL THINKS HIMSELF AT LEAST ENTITLED TO KNOW THE REASON WHY HE IS DENIED
de aroused some unpleasant memory, and diverted her thoughts rather to past scenes than to the consideration of his immediate remarks. The gentleman who seemed to be pleading an unsuccessful suit, wore the undress uniform of the English navy, and in the outer harbor, in view of the very spot where they sat, there rode a sloop-of-war with St. George's cross floating at her peak. The officer was young, but bore the insignia of his rank upon his person, which showed him to be the captain of yonder proud vessel. He might have been five or six and twenty, but scarcely more, and bore about him those unmistakable tokens of gentle birth which will shine through the coarsest as well as the finest attire. The lady was not regarding him now; her eyes were bent on the distant sea, but still he pleaded, still urged in gentle tones the suit he brought. "I see, Miss Huntington has some more favored swain on whom to bestow her favors; but I am sure that she has no truer friend, or more ardent admirer.  OF HIM BY HER SIDE AROUSED SOME UNPLEASANT MEMORY AND DIVERTED HER THOUGHTS RATHER TO PAST SCENES THAN TO THE CONSIDERATION OF HIS IMMEDIATE REMARKS THE GENTLEMAN WHO SEEMED TO BE PLEADING AN UNSUCCESSFUL SUIT WORE THE UNDRESS UNIFORM OF THE ENGLISH NAVY AND IN THE OUTER HARBOUR IN VIEW OF THE VERY SPOT WHERE THEY SAT THERE RODE A SLOOP OF WAR WITH SAINT GEORGE'S CROSS FLOATING AT HER PEAK THE OFFICER WAS YOUNG BUT BORE THE INSIGNIA OF HIS RANK UPON HIS PERSON WHICH SHOWED HIM TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF YONDER PROUD VESSEL HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN FIVE OR SIX AND TWENTY BUT SCARCELY MORE AND BORE ABOUT HIM THOSE UNMISTAKABLE TOKENS OF GENTLE BIRTH WHICH WILL SHINE THROUGH THE COARSEST AS WELL AS THE FINEST ATTIRE THE LADY WAS NOT REGARDING HIM NOW HER EYES WERE BENT ON THE DISTANT SEA BUT STILL HE PLEADED STILL URGED IN GENTLE TONES THE SUIT HE BROUGHT I SEE MISS HUNTINGTON HAS SOME MORE FAVOURED SWAIN ON WHOM TO BESTOW HER FAVOURS BUT I AM SURE THAT SHE HAS NO TRUER FRIEND OR MORE ARDENT ADMIRER
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