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Don Leonardo, who shrewdly suspected the truth, seemed satisfied at a single glance as to the state of affairs, and walking up to the young commander, and watching for a favorable opportunity, when not overheard, he asked, significantly: "Treachery?" "Yes." DON LEONARDO WHO SHREWDLY SUSPECTED THE TRUTH SEEMED SATISFIED AT A SINGLE GLANCE AS TO THE STATE OF AFFAIRS AND WALKING UP TO THE YOUNG COMMANDER AND WATCHING FOR A FAVORABLE OPPORTUNITY WHEN NOT OVERHEARD HE ASKED SIGNIFICANTLY TREACHERY YES
not of you," said the angry girl. "But you have done me a great wrong, Maud; one that you do not yourself understand. I forgive you though, poor girl; you are hardly to blame." These kindly-intended words only aggravated the object to whom they were addressed, and she turned away hastily to the shade of the thick vegetable growth, where he lost sight of her figure among the branches and leaves, while he walked on with the English officer and his people over the ground they had just passed, towards Don Leonardo's. There being now no further cause for secrecy, they marched openly, and enlivened the way with many a rude jest, which grated harshly upon the ears of the wounded, who were borne upon litters made from branches of the hard, dry leaves of the palm. As they came upon the open spot where stand the barracoons and Don Leonardo's dwelling, they found the entire family aroused and on the watch, the heavy explosion of the "Sea Witch's" magazine having seemed to them like an earthquake. OMISE THEE LOVE NAY I ASK IT NOT OF YOU SAID THE ANGRY GIRL BUT YOU HAVE DONE ME A GREAT WRONG MAUD ONE THAT YOU DO NOT YOURSELF UNDERSTAND I FORGIVE YOU THOUGH POOR GIRL YOU ARE HARDLY TO BLAME THE KINDLY INTENDED WORDS ONLY AGGRAVATED THE OBJECT TO WHOM THEY WERE ADDRESSED AND SHE TURNED AWAY HASTILY TO THE SHADE OF THE THICK VEGETABLE GROWTH WHERE HE LOST SIGHT OF HER FIGURE AMONG THE BRANCHES AND LEAVES WHILE HE WALKED ON WITH THE ENGLISH OFFICER AND HIS PEOPLE OVER THE GROUND THEY HAD JUST PASSED TOWARDS DON LEONARDO'S THERE BEING NOW NO FURTHER CAUSE FOR SECRECY THEY MARCHED OPENLY AND ENLIVENED THE WAY WITH MANY A RUDE JEST WHICH GRATED HARSHLY UPON THE EARS OF THE WOUNDED WHO WERE BORNE UPON LITTERS MADE FROM BRANCHES OF THE HARD DRY LEAVES OF THE PALM AS THEY CAME UPON THE OPEN SPOT WHERE STAND THE BARRACOONS AND DON LEONARDO'S DWELLING THEY FOUND THE ENTIRE FAMILY AROUSED AND ON THE WATCH THE HEAVY EXPLOSION OF THE SEA WITCH'S MAGAZINE HAVING SEEMED TO THEM LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE
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