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There had been another witness of the affair, one who was secreted on the very spot where the meeting took place, one who had overheard the arrangements for the same, and one who had secretly repaired thither with hopes to have seen the blood of one, if not both, flow, even unto death. THERE HAD BEEN ANOTHER WITNESS OF THE AFFAIR ONE WHO WAS SECRETED ON THE VERY SPOT WHERE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE ONE WHO HAD OVERHEARD THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SAME AND ONE WHO HAD SECRETLY REPAIRED THITHER WITH HOPES TO HAVE SEEN THE BLOOD OF ONE IF NOT BOTH FLOW EVEN UNTO DEATH
se his luck; I am sure I had him full in the breast--such a miss, and I, who am so sure at a dozen paces;" and the English officer continued to chafe and growl until he had got into his boat, and was out of hearing from the shore. Captain Ratlin and Don Leonardo quietly pulled back towards the barracoons, and as they neared the shore they saw the form of a female, which both at once recognized to be that of Miss Huntington, who stood there pale as death, and who gazed intently at the young commander as he drew nearer and nearer, and as he jumped upon the shore, said, hastily: "You have been on a fearful errand. Have either of you been hurt?" "Nay, lady, it was but a bit of morning sport," said Captain Ratlin, pleasantly. "Answer me, was he injured, for I see you are not?" "There has been no harm done to flesh and blood, lady." "Heaven be praised!" said the half-fainting girl, as she leaned upon the young commander's proffered arm, and they together approached the house of Don Leonardo. YOU AND HE WOULD DROP YOU SPITE OF FATE CURSE HIS LUCK I AM SURE I HAD HIM FULL IN THE BREAST SUCH A MISS AND I WHO AM SO SURE AT A DOZEN PACES AND THE ENGLISH OFFICER CONTINUED TO CHAFE AND GROWL UNTIL HE HAD GOT INTO HIS BOAT AND WAS OUT OF HEARING FROM THE SHORE CAPTAIN RATLIN AND DON LEONARDO QUIETLY PULLED BACK TOWARDS THE BARRACOONS AND AS THEY NEARED THE SHORE THEY SAW THE FORM OF A FEMALE WHICH BOTH AT ONCE RECOGNIZED TO BE THAT OF MISS HUNTINGTON WHO STOOD THERE PALE AS DEATH AND WHO GAZED INTENTLY AT THE YOUNG COMMANDER AS HE DREW NEARER AND NEARER AND AS HE JUMPED UPON THE SHORE SAID HASTILY YOU HAVE BEEN ON A FEARFUL ERRAND HAVE EITHER OF YOU BEEN HURT NAY LADY IT WAS BUT A BIT OF MORNING SPORT SAID CAPTAIN RATLIN PLEASANTLY ANSWER ME WAS HE INJURED FOR I SEE YOU OR NOT THERE HAS BEEN NO HARM DONE TO FLESH AND BLOOD LADY HEAVEN BE PRAISED SAID THE HALF FEIGNING GIRL AS SHE LEANED UPON THE YOUNG COMMANDER'S PROFFERED ARM AND THEY TOGETHER APPROACHED THE HOUSE OF DON LEONARDO
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