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The negroes had sworn to stand by each other, and had sacrificed an infant to their deity, to propitiate him and insure success. THE NEGROES HAD SWORN TO STAND BY EACH OTHER AND HAD SACRIFICED AN INFANT TO THEIR DEITY TO PROPITIATE HIM AND INSURE SUCCESS
 to question the reason of her unnatural treachery. So they promised to enter the stockade under her direction, rob the house, and then screen the deed they had committed by burning the dwelling and all within its precincts. While this diabolical plan had been thoroughly concocted, Captain Ratlin and the two English ladies had passed many pleasant hours together, all unconscious of there being any danger at hand, and even Maud, with subtle treachery, seemed more open and free than she had been in her intercourse with them at first. But when she thought herself unobserved, she would at times permit a reflex of her soul to steal over her dark, handsome features, and the fire of passion to flash from her eye. At such moments, the Quadroon became completely unsexed, and could herself scarcely contain her own anger and passion so far as not to spring, tiger-like, upon the object of her hatred. But the hour for the attempt upon the dwelling, and the destruction of its inhabitants, drew near. R MAUD HERSELF OR TO QUESTION THE REASON OF HER UNNATURAL TREACHERY SO THEY PROMISED TO ENTER THE STOCKADE UNDER HER DIRECTION ROBBED THE HOUSE AND THEN SCREENED THE DEED THEY HAD COMMITTED BY BURNING THE DWELLING AND ALL WITHIN ITS PRECINCTS WHILE THIS DIABOLICAL PLAN HAD BEEN THOROUGHLY CONCOCTED CAPTAIN RATLIN AND THE TWO ENGLISH LADIES HAD PASSED MANY PLEASANT HOURS TOGETHER ALL UNCONSCIOUS OF THERE BEING ANY DANGER AT HAND AND EVEN MAUD WITH SUBTLE TREACHERY SEEMED MORE OPEN AND FREE THAN SHE HAD BEEN IN HER INTERCOURSE WITH THEM AT FIRST BUT WHEN SHE THOUGHT HERSELF UNOBSERVED SHE WOULD AT TIMES PERMIT A REFLUX OF HER SOUL TO STEAL OVER HER DARK HANDSOME FEATURES AND THE FIRE OF PASSION TO FLASH FROM HER EYE AT SUCH MOMENTS THE QUADROON BECAME COMPLETELY UNSEXED AND COULD HERSELF SCARCELY CONTAIN HER OWN ANGER AND PASSION SO FAR AS NOT TO SPRING TIGER LIKE UPON THE OBJECT OF HER HATRED BUT THE HOUR FOR THE ATTEMPT UPON THE DWELLING AND THE DESTRUCTION OF ITS INHABITANTS DREW NEAR
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