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The negroes she had joined in the attack were completely routed and disheartened, and fearing the power and cunning of Don Leonardo, retreated far inland and incorporated themselves with the tribes that gather their wild and precarious living in the depths of the jungle. THE NEGROES SHE HAD JOINED IN THE ATTACK WERE COMPLETELY ROUTED AND DISHEARTENED AND FEARING THE POWER AND CUNNING OF DON LEONARDO RETREATED FAR INLAND AND INCORPORATED THEMSELVES WITH THE TRIBES THAT GATHER THEIR WILD AND PRECARIOUS LIVING IN THE DEPTHS OF THE JUNGLE
other. "Within these two weeks," was the calm reply. "Not seeing your vessel, I presume she has gone to the windward, for ivory." "Or perhaps to leeward for other cargo," answered the other, somewhat haughtily. The hint was sufficient, and the English officer saw that, let his trade be what it might, he had one to deal with who was master of his own business, and who feared no one. It was nearly night when Maud Leonardo reappeared, expressing profound surprise at what had occurred, and feigning well-assumed grief and regret, so honestly, too, as to deceive all parties who observed her. But her secret chagrin could hardly be expressed. Indeed, her father, who knew her better than any one else, saw that there was something wrong in his daughter's spirit, that some event had seriously annoyed and moved her. He knew the child possessed of much of her mother's wild, revengeful disposition, and though even he never for a moment suspected her unnatural treachery, yet he resolved to watch her. LONG ARRIVED CAPTAIN RATLIN ASKED THE OTHER WITHIN THESE TWO WEEKS WAS THE CALM REPLY NOT SEEING YOUR VESSEL I PRESUME SHE HAS GONE TO THE WINDWARD FOR IVORY OR PERHAPS TO LEEWARD FOR OTHER CARGO ANSWERED THE OTHER SOMEWHAT HAUGHTILY THE HINT WAS SUFFICIENT AND THE ENGLISH OFFICER SAW THAT LET HIS TRADE BE WHAT IT MIGHT HE HAD ONE TO DEAL WITH WHO WAS MASTER OF HIS OWN BUSINESS AND WHO FEARED NO ONE IT WAS NEARLY NIGHT WHEN MAUD LEONARDO REPAIRED EXPRESSING PROFOUND SURPRISE AT WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND FEIGNING WELL ASSUMED GRIEF AND REGRET SO HONESTLY TOO AS TO DECEIVE ALL PARTIES WHO OBSERVED HER BUT HER SECRET CHAGRIN COULD HARDLY BE EXPRESSED INDEED HER FATHER WHO KNEW HER BETTER THAN ANY ONE ELSE SAW THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG IN HIS DAUGHTER'S SPIRIT THAT SOME EVENT HAD SERIOUSLY ANNOYED AND MOVED HER HE KNEW THE CHILD POSSESSED OF MUCH OF HER MOTHER'S WILD REVENGEFUL DISPOSITION AND THOUGH EVEN HE NEVER FOR A MOMENT SUSPECTED HER UNNATURAL TREACHERY YET HE RESOLVED TO WATCH HER
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