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Gladly would he at any moment have thrown up his charge of the "Sea Witch;" and he had indeed promised Miss Huntington that for her sake, and in honor of her friendship (for he had never aspired to any more intimate relationship), he would ignore the trade altogether, and that he would despatch Mr. Faulkner, his first officer, to the owners in Cuba with the ship he had himself taken in charge. GLADLY WOULD HE AT ANY MOMENT HAVE THROWN UP HIS CHARGE OF THE SEA WITCH AND HE HAD INDEED PROMISED MISS HUNTINGTON THAT FOR HER SAKE AND IN HONOUR OF HER FRIENDSHIP FOR HE HAD NEVER ASPIRED TO ANY MORE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP HE WOULD IGNORE THE TRADE ALTOGETHER AND THAT HE WOULD DESPATCH MISTER FAULKNER HIS FIRST OFFICER TO THE OWNERS IN CUBA WITH THE SHIP HE HAD HIMSELF TAKEN IN CHARGE
from the jungle towards the dwelling of her father. Captain Bramble dined with Don Leonardo that day, and his good spirits and pleasant converse were afterwards the subject of comment, exhibiting him in a fair more favorable light than he had appeared in since his arrival at the factory. Maud, too, either for sake of disguise, or because the knowledge of her plan imparted exhilaration of spirits to her, was more agreeable, seemingly frank and friendly than she had been for many a long day, if we except the day before the late attack of the negroes upon the house, when the same treacherous assumption of cheerfulness and satisfaction with all parties was similarly assumed. Captain Ratlin, on his part, was ever the same; he found that he must wait some weeks even yet before he could prosecute the purpose of his voyage, and indeed he seemed to have lost all interest in it. His thoughts were full of too pure an object to permit him to participate to any extent in so questionable a business. FFERENT PATHS FROM THE JUNGLE TOWARDS THE DWELLING OF HER FATHER CAPTAIN BRAMBLE DINED WITH DON LEONARDO THAT DAY AND HIS GOOD SPIRITS AND PLEASANT CONVERSE WERE AFTERWARDS THE SUBJECT OF COMMENT EXHIBITING HIM IN A FAIR MORE FAVORABLE LIGHT THAN HE HAD APPEARED IN SINCE HIS ARRIVAL AT THE FACTORY MAUD TOO EITHER FOR THE SAKE OF DISGUISE OR BECAUSE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HER PLAN IMPARTED EXHILARATION OF SPIRITS TO HER WAS MORE AGREEABLE SEEMINGLY FRANK AND FRIENDLY THAN SHE HAD BEEN FOR MANY A LONG DAY IF WE EXCEPT THE DAY BEFORE THE LATE ATTACK OF THE NEGROES UPON THE HOUSE WHEN THE SAME TREACHEROUS ASSUMPTION OF CHEERFULNESS AND SATISFACTION WITH ALL PARTIES WAS SIMILARLY ASSUMED CAPTAIN RATLIN ON HIS PART WAS EVER THE SAME HE FOUND THAT HE MUST WAIT SOME WEEKS EVEN YET BEFORE HE COULD PROSECUTE THE PURPOSE OF HIS VOYAGE AND INDEED HE SEEMED TO HAVE LOST ALL INTEREST IN IT HIS THOUGHTS WERE FULL OF TOO PURE AN OBJECT TO PERMIT HIM TO PARTICIPATE TO ANY EXTENT IN SO QUESTIONABLE A BUSINESS
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