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"Stand by to let go the starboard bow anchor," he shouted, as the vessel gradually crept shoreward with the oncoming of night, and, assumed the position in which he desired to place her. STAND BY TO LET GO THE STARBOARD BOW ANCHOR HE SHOUTED AS THE VESSEL GRADUALLY CREPT SHOREWARD WITH THE ON COMING OF NIGHT AND ASSUMED THE POSITION IN WHICH HE DESIRED TO PLACE HER
ade. Ah, sir, why not turn your talents to a more fitting purpose? The field of commerce is extensive, and such as you need not look for command." "Madam, your daughter has already caused me to behold my position in a very different light from what I did when I cleared my ship from the last port." "I rejoice, Captain Ratlin, to hear you say so," was the frank rejoinder of the mother, as she extended her hand to him, and which he pressed respectfully. "She is thus frank and open with me," reasoned the young commander to himself, "because she has no reason for restraint; but were I to tell her that I loved her child, that she was already so dear to me that I would relinquish all things for her, that face, so friendly in its expression now, would be suffused with disdain and scorn. No, no! such a fate is not in store for me; a sailor should know but one mistress, and she should be his ship. But the heart is a stubborn thing. I would not have believed that ouch a change could come over me. THER FRANKLY TO BE ENGAGED IN SUCH A TRADE AH SIR WHY NOT TURN YOUR TALENTS TO A MORE FITTING PURPOSE THE FIELD OF COMMERCE IS EXTENSIVE AND SUCH AS YOU NEED NOT LOOK FOR COMMAND MADAM YOUR DAUGHTER HAS ALREADY CAUSED ME TO BEHOLD MY POSITION IN A VERY DIFFERENT LIGHT FROM WHAT I DID WHEN I CLEARED MY SHIP FROM THE LAST PORT I REJOICE CAPTAIN RATLIN TO HEAR YOU SAY SO WAS THE FRANK REJOINDER OF THE MOTHER AS SHE EXTENDED HER HAND TO HIM IN WHICH HE PRESSED RESPECTFULLY SHE IS THUS FRANK AND OPEN WITH ME REASONED THE YOUNG COMMANDER TO HIMSELF BECAUSE SHE HAS NO REASON FOR RESTRAINT BUT WERE I TO TELL HER THAT I LOVED HER CHILD THAT SHE WAS ALREADY SO DEAR TO ME THAT I WOULD RELINQUISH ALL THINGS FOR HER THAT FACE SO FRIENDLY IN ITS EXPRESSIONS NOW WOULD BE SUFFUSED WITH DISDAIN AND SCORN NO NO SUCH A FATE IS NOT IN STORE FOR ME A SAILOR SHOULD KNOW BUT ONE MISTRESS AND SHE SHOULD BE A SHIP BUT THE HEART IS A STUBBORN THING I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED THAT SUCH A CHANGE COULD COME OVER ME
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