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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. 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
felt that he was worthy of better companionship, and that, notwithstanding Maud evidently loved him, he could hardly entertain any peculiar regard for her. Could he have deceived the girl? she thought. No, deceit was no part of his nature; that she felt sure of, and thus she mused alone to herself, placing the relationship of the two in all manner of lights, until she saw him again. Having moored the "Sea Witch" safely amid the jungle of one of the many winding rivers that indent the coast of Africa, and sent down her upper spars to prevent her from being discovered by any exhibition of the top-hamper above the trees and jungle growth, Captain Ratlin left his crew under charge of the first officer, Mr. Faulkner, and returned once more to the seaboard 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. HAPPY AS A WIFE SHE FELT THAT HE WAS WORTHY OF BETTER COMPANIONSHIP AND THAT NOTWITHSTANDING MAUD EVIDENTLY LOVED HIM HE COULD HARDLY ENTERTAIN ANY PECULIAR REGARD FOR HER COULD HE HAVE DECEIVED THE GIRL SHE THOUGHT NO DECEIT WAS NO PART OF HIS NATURE THAT SHE FELT SURE OF AND THUS SHE MUSED ALONE TO HERSELF PLACING THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE TWO IN ALL MANNER OF LIGHTS UNTIL SHE SAW HIM AGAIN HAVING MOORED THE SEA WITCH SAFELY AMID THE JUNGLE OF ONE OF THE MANY WINDING RIVERS THAT INDENT THE COAST OF AFRICA AND SENT DOWN HER UPPER SPARS TO PREVENT HER FROM BEING DISCOVERED BY ANY EXHIBITION OF THE TOP HAMPER ABOVE THE TREES IN JUNGLE GROWTH CAPTAIN RATLIN LEFT HIS CREW UNDER CHARGE OF THE FIRST OFFICER MISTER FAULKNER AND RETURNED ONCE MORE 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
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