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"Maud," he said to her, one day. "Well," she answered, lifting her handsome face from her hands, where she often hid it. "You have lost one lover?" The girl only answered by a flashing glance of contempt. "How would you like another?" MAUD HE SAID TO HER ONE DAY WELL SHE ANSWERED LIFTING HER HANDSOME FACE FROM HER HANDS WHERE SHE OFTEN HID IT YOU HAVE LOST ONE LOVER THE GIRL ONLY ANSWERED BY A FLASHING GLANCE OF CONTEMPT HOW WOULD YOU LIKE ANOTHER
on deck during the entire trip from the factory of Don Leonardo to the harbor of Sierra Leone. This chafed the young commander's spirit somewhat, but yet he was of too true a spirit to sink under oppression; he was brave and cheerful always. Of course, Miss Huntington saw and understood all this, and the more heartily despised the English officer for the part he played in the unmanly business. Maud kept by herself. She felt miserable, and as is often the case, realized that the success of her treachery, thus far, which, in her anticipation, had promised so much, had but still more deeply shadowed her heart. The English officer looked upon her with mingled feelings of admiration for her strange beauty, with contempt for her treachery, and with a thought that she might be made perhaps the subject of his pleasure by a little management by-and-by. It was natural for a heart so vile as his to couple every circumstance and connection in some such selfish spirit with himself; it was like him. ND DID NOT PERMIT HIM UPON DECK DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP FROM THE FACTORY OF DON LEONARDO TO THE HARBOR OF SIERRA LEONE THIS CHAFED THE YOUNG COMMANDER'S SPIRIT SOMEWHAT BUT YET HE WAS TOO TRUE A SPIRIT TO SINK UNDER OPPRESSION HE WAS BRAVE AND CHEERFUL ALWAYS OF COURSE MISS HUNTINGTON SAW AND UNDERSTOOD ALL THIS AND THE MORE HEARTILY DESPISED THE ENGLISH OFFICER FOR THE PART HE PLAYED IN THE UNMANLY BUSINESS MAUD KEPT BY HERSELF SHE FELT MISERABLE AND AS IS OFTEN THE CASE REALIZED THAT THE SUCCESS OF HER TREACHERY THUS FAR WHICH IN HER ANTICIPATION HAD PROMISED SO MUCH HAD BUT STILL MORE DEEPLY SHADOWED HER HEART THE ENGLISH OFFICER LOOKED UPON HER WITH MINGLED FEELINGS OF ADMIRATION FOR HER STRANGE BEAUTY WITH CONTEMPT FOR HER TREACHERY AND WITH A THOUGHT THAT SHE MIGHT BE MADE PERHAPS THE SUBJECT OF HIS PLEASURE BY A LITTLE MANAGEMENT BY AND BY IT WAS NATURAL FOR A HEART SO VILE AS HIS TO COUPLE EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE AND CONNECTION IN SOME SUCH SELFISH SPIRIT WITH HIMSELF IT WAS LIKE HIM
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