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The soft air of the afterpart of the day was ladened with sweetness, and they seemed to gather fresh incentive for tenderness and love in the peculiar surroundings of the spot. THE SOFT AIR OF THE AFTER PART OF THE DAY WAS LADEN WITH SWEETNESS AND THEY SEEMED TO GATHER FRESH INCENTIVE FOR TENDERNESS AND LOVE IN THE PARTICULAR SURROUNDINGS OF THE SPOT
 waits not without its effect upon Helen, who looked brighter and happier than ever before, and the two succeeded at once in infusing a degree of cheerfulness all around them, reflected by Helen's mother and even Don Leonardo, with his heavy eyebrows and shaggy beard. Captain Robert Bramble and Maud alone seemed unhappy, and they were moody indeed. It was towards the twilight hour on the very day of the arrival which we have referred to, that Charles and Helen arm in arm started away from the house to the adjacent jungle, where was a pleasant trysting-place, with a seat prepared for resort from the house. Breathing into each other's ears the glad and trusting accents of true love, they sauntered slowly hither and sat down there, Helen upon the rude, but comfortable seat, and Charles at her feet upon the ground. About them grew the rank, luxuriant foliage of Africa; fragrant flowers bloomed within reach of their hands, and luscious fruit greeted the eye in whichever direction it sought. TICED THIS AND IT WAITS NOT WITHOUT ITS EFFECTS UPON HELEN WHO LOOKED BRIGHTER AND HAPPIER THAN EVER BEFORE AND THE TWO SUCCEEDED AT ONCE IN INFUSING A DEGREE OF CHEERFULNESS ALL AROUND THEM REFLECTED BY HELEN'S MOTHER AND EVEN DON LEONARDO WITH HIS HEAVY EYEBROWS AND SHAGGY BEARD CAPTAIN ROBERT RAMBLE AND MAUD ALONE SEEMED UNHAPPY AND THEY WERE MOODY INDEED IT WAS TOWARDS THE TWILIGHT HOUR ON THE VERY DAY OF THE ARRIVAL WHICH WE HAVE REFERRED TO THAT CHARLES AND HELEN ARM IN ARM STARTED AWAY FROM THE HOUSE TO THE ADJACENT JUNGLE WHICH WHERE WAS A PLEASANT TRYSTING PLACE WITH A SEAT PREPARED FOR RESORT FROM THE HOUSE BREATHING INTO EACH OTHER'S EARS THE GLAD AND TRUSTING ACCENTS OF TRUE LOVE THEY SAUNTERED SLOWLY HITHER AND SAT DOWN THERE HELEN UPON THE RUDE BUT COMFORTABLE SEAT AND CHARLES AT HER FEET UPON THE GROUND ABOUT THEM GREW THE RANK LUXURIANT FOLIAGE OF AFRICA FRAGRANT FLOWERS BLOOMED WITHIN REACH OF THEIR HANDS AND LUSCIOUS FRUIT GREETED THE EYE WHICHEVER DIRECTION IT SOUGHT
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