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"You are bitter indeed," said the officer, almost startled at the fiendish expression of the Quadroon's countenance as she emphasized those two expressive words. "I have reason to be," answered Maud, calming her feelings by an effort. "Has he wronged you?" YOU ARE BITTER INDEED SAID THE OFFICER ALMOST STARTLED AT THE FIENDISH EXPRESSION OF THE QUADROON'S COUNTENANCE AS SHE EMPHASIZED THOSE TWO EXPRESSIVE WORDS I HAVE REASON TO BE ANSWERED MAUD CALMING HER FEELINGS BY AN EFFORT HAS HE WRONGED YOU
aciously, as he looked into her dark spirited eyes with admiration he could not avoid. "Have I anything to gain by a lie?" responded Maud, with a curling lip. "No, I presume not," he answered. "I merely ask from ordinary precaution. But what do you propose to reveal to me? Something touching this Captain Ratlin?" "Ay," said the girl quickly. "It is of him I would speak. You are an English officer, agent of your government, and sent here to suppress this vile traffic?" "True." "And have you suspected nothing since your vessel has been here?" "I suspect that this Captain Ratlin is in some way connected with the trade." "He is, and but now awaits the gathering of a cargo in my father's barracoons, to sail with them to the West Indies. It is not his first voyage, either." "But where is his vessel? he cannot go to sea without one," said the Englishman. "That is what I would reveal to you. I will discover to you his ship if you swear to arrest him, seize the vessel, and if possible hang him! AK TRULY IN WHAT YOU TELL ME MY GOOD GIRL HE SAID SAGACIOUSLY AS HE LOOKED INTO HER DARK SPIRITED EYES WITH ADMIRATION HE COULD NOT AVOID HAVE I ANYTHING TO GAIN BY A LIE RESPONDED MAUD WITH A CURLING LIP NO I PRESUME NOT HE ANSWERED I MERELY ASK FROM ORDINARY PRECAUTION BUT WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE TO REVEAL TO ME SOMETHING TOUCHING THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN AY SAID THE GIRL QUICKLY IT IS OF HIM I WOULD SPEAK YOU ARE AN ENGLISH OFFICER AGENT OF YOUR GOVERNMENT AND SENT HERE TO SUPPRESS THIS VILE TRAFFIC TRUE AND HAVE YOU SUSPECTED NOTHING SINCE YOUR VESSEL HAS BEEN HERE I SUSPECT THAT THIS CAPTAIN RATLIN IS IN SOME WAY CONNECTED WITH THE TRADE HE IS AND BUT NOW AWAITS THE GATHERING OF A CARGO IN MY FATHER'S BARRACOONS TO SAIL WITH THEM TO THE WEST INDIES IT IS NOT HIS FIRST VOYAGE EITHER BUT WHERE IS HIS VESSEL HE CANNOT GO TO SEA WITHOUT ONE SAID THE ENGLISHMAN THAT IS WHAT I WOULD REVEAL TO YOU I WILL DISCOVER TO YOU HIS SHIP IF YOU SWEAR TO ARREST HIM SEIZE THE VESSEL AND IF POSSIBLE HANG HIM
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