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Then she was as free and unconstrained as innocence itself  now she seemed to regard the new comers with a jealous eye, for she saw the deep feeling evinced by the young commander towards the fairest of the two; she heard a strange charm in the tone of his voice when he addressed the daughter, and at such moments Mrs. Huntington more than once saw her bosom heave quickly, and her eye flash with a wild and startling fire that made her tremble. THEN SHE WAS AS FREE AND UNCONSTRAINED AS INNOCENCE ITSELF NOW SHE SEEMED TO REGARD THE NEWCOMERS WITH A JEALOUS SIGH FOR SHE SAW THE DEEP FEELING EVENTS BY THE YOUNG COMMANDER TOWARDS THE FAIREST OF THE TWO SHE HEARD A STRANGE CHARM IN THE TONE OF HIS VOICE WHEN HE ADDRESSED THE DAUGHTER AND AT SUCH MOMENTS MISSUS HUNTINGTON MORE THAN ONCE SAW HER BOSOM HEAVE QUICKLY AND HER EYE FLASH WITH A WILD AND STARTLING FIRE THAT MADE HER TREMBLE
d and the establishment of Don Leonardo. Here it would be necessary for him to remain for a week or more, while the Spaniard sent his runners inland to the chiefs of the various coast tribes to forward the prisoners of war to his barracoons. This period of time was passed in various domestic amusements, in observing the sports and games of the natives, their habits, and studying their nationalities--for the slaves in Don Leonardo's barracoons represented a score of different tribes, each characteristic of its origin. Mrs. Huntington regarded Captain Ratlin's intercourse with Maud with much interest, which she did not attempt to disguise, while her daughter did so under the disguise of indifference, but with the most intense interest. Not a word, look, or sign between them betrayed the least token of any understanding or peculiar confidence as existing between the commander and the Quadroon. Maud, on her part, began to change somewhat since the first day of the arrival of the strangers. ORE TO THE SEAPORT IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF DON LEONARDO HERE IT WOULD BE NECESSARY FOR HIM TO REMAIN FOR A WEEK OR MORE WHILE THE SPANIARDS SENT HIS RUNNERS INLAND TO THE CHIEFS OF THE VARIOUS COAST TRIBES TO FORWARD THE PRISONERS OF WAR TO HIS BARRACOONS THIS PERIOD OF TIME WAS PASSED IN VARIOUS DOMESTIC AMUSEMENTS IN OBSERVING THE SPORTS AND GAMES OF THE NATIVES THEIR HABITS AND STUDYING THEIR NATIONALITIES FOR THE SLAVES IN DON LEONARDO'S BARRACOONS REPRESENTED A SCORE OF DIFFERENT TRIBES EACH CHARACTERISTIC OF ITS ORIGIN MISSUS HUNTINGTON REGARDED CAPTAIN RATLIN'S INTERCOURSE WITH MAUD WITH MUCH INTEREST WHICH SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO DISGUISE WHILE HER DAUGHTER DID SO UNDER THE DISGUISE OF INDIFFERENCE BUT WITH THE MOST INTENSE INTEREST NOT A WORD LOOK OR SIGN BETWEEN THEM BETRAYED THE LEAST TOKEN OF ANY UNDERSTANDING OR PECULIAR CONFIDENCE AS EXISTING BETWEEN THE COMMANDER AND THE QUADROON MAUD ON HER PART BEGAN TO CHANGE SOMEWHAT SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRANGERS
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