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But all 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. BUT ALL 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
de of the picture was at hand, and now he paused to ask himself seriously: "Can this be? Who am I? a poor unknown sailor, fortuneless, friendless, nameless. Who is she? a lady of refined cultivation, high family, wealth, and beauty. Is it likely that two such persons as I have considered should be joined by intimate friendship? can such barriers as these be broken down by love? Alas, I am not so blind, so foolish, so unreasonable, as to believe it for a moment." So once more the heart of the young commander was heavy within his breast. In the mean time Captain Bramble had found an opportunity that afternoon to see Maud, and to learn from her that Captain Ratlin almost always slept on board his ship, departing soon after dark for the spot through the jungle. Satisfied of this, Capt. Bramble once more proceeded to make his arrangements, for to have seized the vessel without her commander on board would have been to perform but half the business he had laid out for the night's engagement. IND'S EYE BUT THE REVERSE SIDE OF THE PICTURE WAS AT HAND AND NOW HE PAUSED TO ASK HIMSELF SERIOUSLY CAN THIS BE WHO AM I A POOR UNKNOWN SAILOR FORTUNELESS FRIENDLESS NAMELESS WHO IS SHE A LADY OF REFINED CULTIVATION HIGH FAMILY WEALTH AND BEAUTY IS IT LIKELY THAT TWO SUCH PERSONS AS I HAVE CONSIDERED SHOULD BE JOINED BY INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP CAN SUCH BARRIERS AS THESE BE BROKEN DOWN BY LOVE ALAS I AM NOT SO BLIND SO FOOLISH SO UNREASONABLE AS TO BELIEVE IT FOR A MOMENT SO ONCE MORE THE HEART OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER WAS HEAVY WITHIN HIS BREAST IN THE MEANTIME CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD FOUND AN OPPORTUNITY THAT AFTERNOON TO SEE MAUD AND TO LEARN FROM HER THAT CAPTAIN RATLIN ALMOST ALWAYS SLEPT ON BOARD HIS SHIP DEPARTING SOON AFTER DARK FOR THE SPOT THROUGH THE JUNGLE SATISFIED OF THIS CAPTAIN BRAMBLE ONCE MORE PROCEEDED TO MAKE HIS ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO HAVE SEIZED THE VESSEL WITHOUT HER COMMANDER ON BOARD WOULD HAVE BEEN TO PERFORM BUT HALF THE BUSINESS HE HAD LAID OUT FOR THE NIGHT'S ENGAGEMENT
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