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"When do you sail, captain?" asked Mrs. Huntington, who had just joined her daughter on the piazza, and did not observe the officer's confusion. "The ship rides by a single anchor, madam, and only waits her commander," he replied, rather mechanically than otherwise, as he turned his glance seaward. WHEN DO YOU SAIL CAPTAIN ASKED MISSUS HUNTINGTON WHO HAD JUST JOINED HER DAUGHTER ON THE PIAZZA AND DID NOT OBSERVE THE OFFICER'S CONFUSION THE SHIP RIDES BY A SINGLE ANCHOR MADAM AND ONLY WAITS HER COMMANDER HE REPLIED RATHER MECHANICALLY THAN OTHERWISE AS HE TURNED HIS GLANCE SEAWARD
earnestly beg, sir, that you will not again refer to this subject under any circumstance." "Your commands are law to me, Miss Huntington," answered the discomfited lover, as he rose from the seat he had occupied by her side, and turned partially away. It was well he did so, for had she seen the demoniac expression of his countenance as he struggled to control the vehemence of his feelings, she would have feared that he might do either her or himself violence. "May I not hope that years of fond attachment, years of continued assiduity, may yet outweigh your indifference, Miss Huntington?" he said earnestly. "Indeed, indeed no. You do but pain me by this continuance of a subject that--Ah, mother!" she said, interrupting herself, "I have been looking at the captain's ship, yonder; is she not a noble craft? And how daintily she floats upon the waters?" "A ship is always a beautiful sight, my child; and especially so when she bears the flag that we see flaunting gracefully from that vessel. S EXCEEDINGLY UNPLEASANT TO ME I MUST EARNESTLY BEG SIR THAT YOU WILL NOT AGAIN REFER TO THIS SUBJECT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE YOUR COMMANDS ARE LAW TO ME MISS HUNTINGTON ANSWERED THE DISCOMFITED LOVER AS HE ROSE FROM THE SEAT HE HAD OCCUPIED BY HER SIDE AND TURNED PARTIALLY AWAY IT WAS WELL HE DID SO FOR HAD SHE SEEN THE DEMIONAC EXPRESSION OF HIS COUNTENANCE AS HE STRUGGLED TO CONTROL THE VEHEMENCE OF HIS FEELINGS SHE WOULD HAVE FEARED THAT HE MIGHT DO EITHER HER OR HIMSELF VIOLENCE MAY I NOT HOPE THAT YEARS OF FOND ATTACHMENT YEARS OF CONTINUED ASSIDUITY MAY YET OUTWEIGH YOUR INDIFFERENCE MISS HUNTINGTON HE SAID EARNESTLY INDEED INDEED NO YOU DO BUT PAIN ME BY THIS COUNTENANCE OF A SUBJECT THAT AH MOTHER SHE SAID INTERRUPTING HERSELF I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE CAPTAIN'S SHIP YONDER IS SHE NOT A NOBLE CRAFT AND HOW DAINTILY SHE FLOATS UPON THE WATERS THE SHIP IS ALWAYS A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT MY CHILD AND ESPECIALLY SO WHEN SHE BEARS THE FLAG THAT WE SEE FLAUNTING GRACEFULLY FROM THAT VESSEL
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