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She was a generous hearted woman, frank and honorable in her sentiments, and she secretly rejoiced that they had, herself and daughter unitedly, been able to exert a refining influence over so chivalric and noble a character, as she fully realized Captain Ratlin to be at heart, and in all his inward promptings. SHE WAS A GENEROUS HEARTED WOMAN FRANK AND HONOURABLE IN HER SENTIMENTS AND SHE SECRETLY REJOICED THAT THEY HAD HERSELF THE DAUGHTER UNTIDILY BEEN ABLE TO EXERT A REFINING INFLUENCE OVER SO CHIVALRIC AND NOBLE A CHARACTER AS SHE FULLY REALIZED CAPTAIN RATLIN TO BE AT HEART AND IN ALL HIS INWARD PROMPTINGS
ltogether since he became acquainted with Helen Huntington, his heart and feelings had never been engaged in its necessary requirements. Realizing these facts, we say, neither Helen nor her mother regarded Captain Ratlin (the only character in which they yet knew him) to be actually and seriously culpable as to at charge of inhumanity. The gratification which Helen evinced on meeting him the next morning after his escape from the ship, was too honest, too unmistakable in its import not to raise up fresh hopes in his heart, that, in spite of his seeming disgrace, his confinement as a prisoner, his trial as an outlaw, and his fallen fortunes generally, still there was one heart that beat purely and tenderly with at least a sister's affection for him, and even Mrs. Huntington, who had not for one moment suspected the true state of her daughter's sentiments towards the young commander, did not hesitate to salute him tenderly, and assure him of her gratification at his release from bondage. NOUNCED THE TRADE ALTOGETHER SINCE HE BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH HELEN HUNTINGTON HIS HEART AND FEELINGS HAD NEVER BEEN ENGAGED IN ITS NECESSARY REQUIREMENTS REALIZING THESE FACTS WE SAY NEITHER HELEN NOR HER MOTHER REGARDED CAPTAIN RATLIN THE ONLY CHARACTER IN WHICH THEY YET KNEW HIM TO BE ACTUALLY AND SERIOUSLY CULPABLE AS TO A CHARGE OF INHUMANITY THE GRATIFICATION WHICH HELEN EVINCED ON MEETING HIM THE NEXT MORNING AFTER HIS ESCAPE FROM THE SHIP WAS TOO HONEST TOO UNMISTAKABLE IN ITS IMPORT NOT TO RAISE UP FRESH HOPES IN HIS HEART THAT IN SPITE OF HIS SEEMING DISGRACE HIS CONFINEMENT AS A PRISONER HIS TRIAL AS AN OUTLAW AND HIS FALLEN FORTUNES GENERALLY STILL THERE WAS ONE HEART THAT BEAT PURELY AND TENDERLY WITH AT LEAST A SISTER'S AFFECTION FOR HIM AND EVEN MISSUS HUNTINGTON WHO HAD NOT FOR ONE MOMENT SUSPECTED THE TRUE STATE OF HER DAUGHTER'S SENTIMENTS TOWARDS THE YOUNG COMMANDER DID NOT HESITATE TO SALUTE HIM TENDERLY AND ASSURE HIM OF HER GRATIFICATION AT HIS RELEASE FROM BONDAGE
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