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For this fell purpose, Maud held secret meetings with the chiefs, represented that her father's strong boxes were full of gold and silver coin, and that the negroes had only to effect an entrance at night, means for which she was herself prepared to furnish them, and at the same time representing to them that they would have it in their power to revenge themselves for all their past wrongs at her father's hands, fancied or real. FOR THIS FELL PURPOSE MAUD HELD SECRET MEETINGS WITH THE CHIEFS REPRESENTED THAT HER FATHER'S STRONG BOXES WERE FULL OF GOLD AND SILVER COIN AND THAT THE NEGROES HAD ONLY TO EFFECT AN ENTRANCE AT NIGHT MEANS FOR WHICH SHE WAS HERSELF PREPARED TO FURNISH THEM AND AT THE SAME TIME REPRESENTING TO THEM THAT THEY WOULD HAVE IT IN THEIR POWER TO REVENGE THEMSELVES FOR ALL THEIR PAST WRONGS AT HER FATHER'S HANDS FANCIED OR REAL
every person of white blood in her father's household, not even excepting her father! No one, save a North American Indian, can hold and nourish a spirit of revenge like a Quadroon. It seems to be an innate trait of their nature, and ever ready to burst forth in a blaze at any moment. It was impossible to understand exactly by what course of reasoning Maud had arrived at the purpose of attempting the destruction of the household as she did. One would have supposed that she would have been apt to adopt the easiest mode of arriving at the desired result, and that with even her simple knowledge of poison, she might, with a little adroitness, have taken the lives of all who were gathered under her father's roof at a single meal; but the revengeful girl evidently had some secret feeling to gratify, in the employment of the agents whom she engaged for her purpose, and the blow she resolved should be struck, and decisively, too, by the negro enemies of her father, who were his near neighbors.  OF HER AID BUT EVEN EVERY PERSON OF WHITE BLOOD IN HER FATHER'S HOUSEHOLD NOT EVEN EXCEPTING HER FATHER NO ONE SAVE A NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN CAN HOLD AND NOURISH A SPIRIT OF REVENGE LIKE A QUADROON IT SEEMS TO BE AN INNATE TRAIT OF THEIR NATURE AND EVER READY TO BURST FORTH IN A BLAZE AT ANY MOMENT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY BY WHAT COURSE OF REASONING MAUD HAD ARRIVED AT THE PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING THE DESTRUCTION OF THE HOUSEHOLD AS SHE DID ONE WOULD HAVE SUPPOSED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN APT TO ADOPT THE EASIEST MODE OF ARRIVING AT THE DESIRED RESULT AND THAT WITH EVEN HER SIMPLE KNOWLEDGE OF POISON SHE MIGHT WITH A LITTLE ADROITNESS HAVE TAKEN THE LIVES OF ALL WHO WERE GATHERED UNDER HER FATHER'S ROOF AT A SINGLE MEAL BUT THE RENGEFUL GIRL EVIDENTLY HAD SOME SECRET FEELING TO GRATIFY IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE AGENTS WHOM SHE ENGAGED FOR HER PURPOSE AND THE BLOWS SHE RESOLVED SHOULD BE STRUCK AND DECISIVELY TOO BY THE NEGRO ENEMIES OF HER FATHER WHO WERE HIS NEAR NEIGHBORS
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