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"I perceive that Miss Huntington has taken him under her protection," replied the discomfited officer, sarcastically, as he seized his hat and left her. I PERCEIVE THAT MISS HUNTINGTON HAS TAKEN HIM UNDER HER PROTECTION REPLIED THE DISCOMFITED OFFICER SARCASTICALLY AS HE SEIZED HIS HAT AND LEFT HER
rted. But he marked out for himself a course, and he resolved to adhere to it. Captain Bramble was not only a suitor of Miss Huntington's, but an old and intimate friend, as he learned from her family, and therefore he should avoid all quarrel whatever with him, and so he did on his own part; but the English officer, enraged by his apparent success, took every occasion to disparage the character of Captain Ratlin, and even before Miss Huntington's own face, declared him no gentleman. "You are very severe, Captain Bramble," said the lady, "upon a person whom you acknowledge you have not yet known a single calendar month." "It is long enough, quite long enough, Miss Huntington, to read the character of such an unprincipled fellow as this nondescript captain." "I have known him about twice as long as you, Captain Bramble," replied Miss Huntington, calmly, "and I have not only formed a very different opinion of him, but have good reasons to feel satisfied of the correctness of my judgment.  WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE INSTANTLY ASSERTED BUT HE MARKED OUT FOR HIMSELF A COURSE AND HE RESOLVED TO ADHERE TO IT CAPTAIN BRAMBLE WAS NOT ONLY A SUITOR OF MISS HUNTINGTON'S BUT AN OLD AND INTIMATE FRIEND AS HE LEARNED FROM HER FAMILY AND THEREFORE HE SHOULD AVOID ALL QUARREL WHATEVER WITH HIM AND SO HE DID ON HIS OWN PART BUT THE ENGLISH OFFICER ENRAGED BY HIS APPARENT SUCCESS TOOK EVERY OCCASION TO DISPARAGE THE CHARACTER OF CAPTAIN RATLIN AND EVEN BEFORE MISS HUNTINGTON'S OWN FACE DECLARED HIM NO GENTLEMAN YOU ARE VERY SEVERE CAPTAIN BRAMBLE SAID THE LADY UPON A PERSON WHOM YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOU HAVE NOT YET KNOWN A SINGLE CALENDAR MONTH IT IS LONG ENOUGH QUITE LONG ENOUGH MISS HUNTINGTON TO READ THE CHARACTER OF SUCH AN UNPRINCIPLED FELLOW AS THIS NONDESCRIPT CAPTAIN I HAVE KNOWN HIM ABOUT TWICE AS LONG AS YOU CAPTAIN BRAMBLE REPLIED MISS HUNTINGDON CALMLY AND I HAVE NOT ONLY FORMED A VERY DIFFERENT OPINION OF HIM BUT HAVE GOOD REASONS TO FEEL SATISFIED OF THE CORRECTNESS OF MY JUDGMENT
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