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Whether the mother saw that the subject was not one which was of an agreeable nature to him, or otherwise, she at once changed the subject, and congenial themes were discussed, to the delight of the daughter, who dwelt with evident pleasure upon the manly tones of the captain's voice, which seemed to have some secret charm upon her. WHETHER THE MOTHER SAW THAT THE SUBJECT WAS NOT ONE WHICH WAS OF AN AGREEABLE NATURE TO HIM OR OTHERWISE SHE AT ONCE CHANGED THE SUBJECT AND CONGENIAL THEMES WERE DISCUSSED TO THE DELIGHT OF THE DAUGHTER WHO DWELT WITH EVIDENT PLEASURE UPON THE MANLY TONES OF THE CAPTAIN'S VOICE WHICH SEEMED TO HAVE SOME SECRET CHARM UPON HER
movement he seemed to dwell upon, and to consider with a tenacious degree of interest. On her part, Miss Huntington looked upon him as her preserver, and did not hesitate to accord him that confidence which the circumstances of her situation would so naturally lead to, being delighted and entertained by the sketches he gave her of sea life and wild adventure upon the ocean, elicited by her suggestion. The mother, too, was well-pleased with the profound respect and polite attention which herself and daughter received from him, and accorded him that cordial countenance in his intercourse with her child which placed him quite at ease. "We have not even asked you, Captain Ratlin, what trade you are in," said the mother, as they sat together, her daughter and the young commander, upon the quarter-deck beneath an awning which had been rigged for their comfort. "Ahem! madam!" hesitated the young officer, "we are, that is, yes, we are on a trading voyage to the coast--just at the present time. MMANDER AND HER EVERY WORD AND MOVEMENT HE SEEMED TO DWELL UPON AND TO CONSIDER WITH A TENACIOUS DEGREE OF INTEREST ON HER PART MISS HUNTINGTON LOOKED UPON HIM AS HER PRESERVER AND DID NOT HESITATE TO ACCORD HIM THAT CONFIDENCE WHICH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HER SITUATION WOULD SO NATURALLY LEAD TO BEING DELIGHTED AND ENTERTAINED BY THE SKETCHES HE GAVE HER OF SEA LIFE AND WILD ADVENTURE UPON THE OCEAN ELICITED BY HER SUGGESTION THE MOTHER TOO WAS WELL PLEASED WITH THE PROFOUND RESPECT AND POLITE ATTENTION WHICH HERSELF AND DAUGHTER RECEIVED FROM HIM AND ACCORDED HIM THAT CORDIAL COUNTENANCE IN HIS INTERCOURSE WITH HER CHILD WHICH PLACED HIM QUITE AT EASE WE HAVE NOT EVEN ASKED YOU CAPTAIN RATLIN WHAT TRADE YOU ARE IN SAID THE MOTHER AS THEY SAT TOGETHER HER DAUGHTER AND THE YOUNG COMMANDER UPON THE QUARTER DECK BENEATH AN AWNING WHICH HAD BEEN RIGGED FOR THEIR COMFORT AHEM MADAM HESITATED THE YOUNG OFFICER WE ARE THAT IS YES WE ARE ON A TRADING VOYAGE TO THE COAST JUST AT THE PRESENT TIME
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