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In the presence of that fair and pure minded girl he was as a child, impressible, and ready to follow her simplest instructions. All this betokened a native refinement of soul, else he could never have evinced the pliability which had rendered him so pleasant and agreeable a companion to her he secretly loved. IN THE PRESENCE OF THAT FAIR AND PURE MINDED GIRL HE WAS AS A CHILD IMPRESSIBLE AND READY TO FOLLOW HER SIMPLEST INSTRUCTIONS ALL THIS BETOKENED A NATIVE REFINEMENT OF SOUL ELSE HE COULD NEVER HAVE EVINCED THE PLIABILITY WHICH HAD RENDERED HIM SO PLEASANT AND AGREEABLE A COMPANION TO HER HE SECRETLY LOVED
ll interest in it. His thoughts were full of too pure an object to permit him to participate to any extent in so questionable a business. Gladly would he at any moment have thrown up his charge of the "Sea Witch;" and he had indeed promised Miss Huntington that for her sake, and in honor of her friendship (for he had never aspired to any more intimate relationship), he would ignore the trade altogether, and that he would despatch Mr. Faulkner, his first officer, to the owners in Cuba with the ship he had himself taken in charge. Having been brought up from childhood upon the sea, he had never studied the morality of the trade in which he was now engaged. But the nice sense of honor which was so strong a characteristic of his nature, only required the gentle influence of a sweet and refined nature like her with whom providence had so opportunely thrown him, to reform him altogether of those rougher ideas which he had naturally imbibed in the course of his perilous and daring profession. TO HAVE LOST ALL INTEREST IN IT HIS THOUGHTS WERE FULL OF TOO PURE AN OBJECT TO PERMIT HIM TO PARTICIPATE TO ANY EXTENT IN SO QUESTIONABLE A BUSINESS GLADLY WOULD HE AT ANY MOMENT HAVE THROWN UP HIS CHARGE OF THE SEA WITCH AND HE HAD INDEED PROMISED MISS HUNTINGTON THAT FOR HER SAKE AND IN HONOUR OF HER FRIENDSHIP FOR HE HAD NEVER ASPIRED TO ANY MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP HE WOULD IGNORE THE TRADE ALTOGETHER AND THAT HE WOULD DESPATCH MISTER FAULKNER HIS FIRST OFFICER TO THE OWNERS IN CUBA WITH THE SHIP HE HAD HIMSELF TAKEN IN CHARGE HAVING BEEN BROUGHT UP FROM CHILDHOOD UPON THE SEA HE HAD NEVER STUDIED THE MORALITY OF THE TRADE IN WHICH HE WAS NOW ENGAGED BUT THE NICE SENSE OF HONOR WHICH WAS SO STRONG A CHARACTERISTIC OF HIS NATURE ONLY REQUIRED THE GENTLE INFLUENCE OF A SWEET AND REFINED NATURE LIKE HER WITH WHOM PROVIDENCE HAD SO OPPORTUNELY THROWN HIM TO REFORM HIM ALTOGETHER OF THOSE ROUGHER IDEAS WHICH HE HAD NATURALLY IMBIBED IN THE COURSE OF HIS PERILOUS AND DARING PROFESSION
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