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Captain Bramble saw that she whom he had so profitlessly saved,  she whose smile would have been invaluable to him, now spoke low and gently to the merchant captain; and even smiled kindly upon his remarks to her, of whatever nature they might be. CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SAW THAT SHE WHOM HE HAD SO PROFITLESSLY SAVED SHE WHOSE SMILE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVALUABLE TO HIM NOW SPOKE LOW AND GENTLY TO THE MERCHANT CAPTAIN AND EVEN SMILED KINDLY UPON HIS REMARKS TO HER OF WHATEVER NATURE THEY MIGHT BE
s he saw the English captain in friendly and even familiar intercourse with mother and daughter. "Who could have possibly foreseen this strange, this opportune meeting?" said the mother. "It is as strange as agreeable, I assure you," replied the new comer. "And you were wrecked and picked up at sea, you say, and brought here by--" "Captain Ratlin," interrupted the daughter, fearing that her mother would have introduced a word that would have betrayed their protector. "Yes, by Captain Ratlin," continued the mother, "permit me to introduce you, gentlemen. Captain Bramble, this is Captain Ratlin; you are both seamen, and there is no need of compliments, though I am seriously indebted to you both." "Of the merchant service, I presume?" said the English officer, regarding the young and handsome commander of the "Sea Witch" with a somewhat suspicious eye. "From childhood," was the cool reply, while, as though by a feeling of common content, both turned away from each other, to other objects.  EXPRESSION OF DISSATISFACTION UPON CAPTAIN RATLIN'S FACE AS HE SAW THE ENGLISH CAPTAIN IN FRIENDLY AND EVEN FAMILIAR INTERCOURSE WITH MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHO COULD HAVE POSSIBLY FORESEEN THIS STRANGE THIS OPPORTUNE MEETING SAID THE MOTHER IT IS AS STRANGE AS AGREEABLE I ASSURE YOU REPLIED THE NEW COMER AND YOU ERECT AND PICKED UP AT SEA YOU SAY AND BROUGHT HERE BY CAPTAIN RATLIN INTERRUPTED THE DAUGHTER FEARING THAT HER MOTHER WOULD HAVE INTRODUCED A WORD THAT WOULD HAVE BETRAYED THEIR PROTECTOR YES BY CAPTAIN RATLIN CONTINUED THE MOTHER PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE YOU GENTLEMEN CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THIS IS CAPTAIN RATLIN YOU ARE BOTH SEAMEN AND THERE IS NO NEED OF COMPLIMENTS THOUGH I AM SERIOUSLY INDEBTED TO YOU BOTH OF THE MERCHANT SERVICE I PRESUME SAID THE ENGLISH OFFICER REGARDING THE YOUNG AND HANDSOME COMMANDER OF THE SEA WITCH WITH A SOMEWHAT SUSPICIOUS EYE FROM CHILDHOOD WAS THE COOL REPLY WHILE AS THOUGH BY A FEELING OF COMMON CONTENT BOTH TURNED AWAY FROM EACH OTHER TO OTHER OBJECTS
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