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"He says that business and duty, which he cannot explain, detain him here, but that he will soon leave, of which he will give us due notice." "Heaven hasten the period!" said the mother, impatiently; "for I am most heartily tired and worn out with the strange life we lead here." HE SAYS THAT BUSINESS AND DUTY WHICH HE CANNOT EXPLAIN DETAIN HIM HERE BUT THAT HE WILL SOON LEAVE OF WHICH HE WILL GIVE US DUE NOTICE HEAVEN HASTEN THE PERIOD SAID THE MOTHER IMPATIENTLY FOR I AM MOST HEARTILY TIRED AND WORN OUT WITH THE STRANGE LIFE WE LEAD HERE
ited the darkness with impatience, when he might disembark a couple of boat loads of sailors and marines, and with the Quadroon for guide follow the path through the jungle to where the "Sea Witch" lay. "Why do you muse so long and lonely, my child?" asked Mr. Huntington of her daughter that afternoon, as she came in and surprised her gazing out at a window vacantly. "O, I hardly know, dear mother. I was thinking over our strange fortune since we left Calcutta, the wreck, the nights in the boat, and our fortunate rescue." "Fortunate, my dear? I don't exactly know about that. Here we have been confined at this slave factory, little better than the slaves themselves, these four weeks." "Well, mother, Captain Bramble says he shall sail soon, and then we can go round to Sierra Leone, and from thence take passage direct for England." "For my part I can't understand why Capt. Bramble insists upon staying here so long. He don't seem to be doing anything, and he came into the harbor by chance. LL SEEMED NOW PROPITIOUS AND HE AWAITED THE DARKNESS WITH IMPATIENCE WHEN HE MIGHT DISEMBARK A COUPLE OF BOAT LOADS OF SAILORS AND MARINES AND WITH THE QUADROON FOR GUIDE FOLLOW THE PATH THROUGH THE JUNGLE TO WHERE THE SEA WITCH LAY WHY DO YOU MUSE SO LONG AND LONELY MY CHILD ASKED MISSUS HUNTINGTON OF HER DAUGHTER THAT AFTERNOON AS SHE CAME IN AND SURPRISED HER GAZING OUT AT A WINDOW VACANTLY OH I HARDLY KNOW MY DEAR MOTHER I WAS THINKING OVER OUR STRANGE FORTUNE SINCE WE LEFT CALCUTTA THE WRECK THE NIGHTS IN THE BOAT OUR FORTUNATE RESCUE FORTUNATE MY DEAR I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW ABOUT THAT HERE WE HAVE BEEN CONFINED AT THIS SLAVE FACTORY LITTLE BETTER THAN THE SLAVES THEMSELVES THESE FOUR WEEKS WELL MOTHER CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SAYS HE SHALL SAIL SOON AND THEN WE CAN GO ROUND TO SIERRA LEONE AND FROM THENCE TAKE PASSAGE DIRECT FOR ENGLAND FOR MY PART I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY CAPTAIN BRAMBLE INSISTS UPON STAYING HERE SO LONG HE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE DOING ANYTHING HE CAME INTO THE HARBOUR BY CHANCE
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