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"Lady, since the moment you came on board, and I heard the tones of your voice, a strange interest sprang up in my heart, an indescribable one, and now that you express an interest in a poor wanderer's fate, you attach to it a value that he himself has never regarded it as possessing. LADY SINCE THE MOMENT YOU CAME ON BOARD AND I HEARD THE TONES OF YOUR VOICE A STRANGE INTEREST SPRANG UP IN MY HEART AN INDESCRIBABLE ONE AND NOW THAT YOU EXPRESS AN INTEREST IN A POOR WANDERER'S FATE YOU ATTACH TO IT A VALUE THAT HE HIMSELF HAS NEVER REGARDED IT AS POSSESSING
n his face, as though she would read his inmost thoughts. He noted the expression, and replied at once: "Whatever suspicion or fear may have entered Miss Huntington's mind, I beg of her to dispel, as it regards her own and her mother's safety and comfort. Both shall be my sole care until you are safely landed upon shore, where I shall at the earliest moment place you in a situation to reach your homes in England." "I know you will do this," she replied, "and if my looks betrayed any anxiety, it was not for our safety, but for your own, Captain Ratlin." "My safety, lady? do you then consider that worth your anxiety?" he asked, with unmistakable earnestness in his voice. "You have been more than kind to us, sir," she continued, "you have been preserver, protector, and friend, and it were strange if I did not feel an interest for your welfare." This she uttered so ingenuously, so frankly, that it seemed not in the least indelicate or forward, while it thrilled the young commander's heart. ANION FOR A MOMENT WHICH WERE BENT ANXIOUSLY UPON HIS FACE AS THOUGH SHE WOULD READ HIS INMOST THOUGHTS HE NOTED THE EXPRESSION AND REPLIED AT ONCE WHATEVER SUSPICION OR FEAR MAY HAVE ENTERED MISS HUNTINGTON'S MIND I BEG OF HER TO DISPEL AS IT REGARDS HER OWN AND HER MOTHER'S SAFETY AND COMFORT BOTH SHALL BE MY SOLE CARE UNTIL YOU ARE SAFELY LANDED UPON SHORE WHERE I SHALL AT THE EARLIEST MOMENT PLACE YOU IN A SITUATION TO REACH YOUR HOMES IN ENGLAND I KNOW YOU WILL DO THIS SHE REPLIED AND IF MY LOOKS BETRAYED ANY ANXIETY IT WAS NOT FOR OUR SAFETY BUT FOR YOUR OWN CAPTAIN RATLIN MY SAFETY LADY DO YOU THEN CONSIDER THAT WORTH YOUR ANXIETY HE ASKED WITH UNMISTAKABLE EARNESTNESS IN HIS VOICE YOU HAVE BEEN MORE KIND TO US SIR SHE CONTINUED YOU HAVE BEEN PRESERVER PROTECTOR AND FRIEND AND IT WERE STRANGE IF I DID NOT FEEL AN INTEREST FOR YOUR WELFARE THIS SHE UTTERED SO INGENIOUSLY SO FRANKLY THAT IT SEEMED NOT IN THE LEAST INDELICATE OR FORWARD WHILE IT THRILLED THE YOUNG COMMANDER'S HEART
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