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But their curiosity was soon to be satisfied, for spar after spar gradually became more and more clearly defined, until at last the deck itself could be seen, and St. George's cross observed flying saucily in the breeze. The ship was a British sloop of war, and so it proved. BUT THEIR CURIOSITY WAS SOON TO BE SATISFIED FOR SPAR AFTER SPAR GRADUALLY BECAME MORE AND MORE CLEARLY DEFINED UNTIL AT LAST THE DECK ITSELF COULD BE SEEN AND SAINT GEORGE'S CROSS OBSERVED FLYING SAUCILY IN THE BREEZE THE SHIP WAS A BRITISH SLOOP OF WAR AND SO IT PROVED
ng the scenes of his childhood, Bramble Park. He doubted not that Helen and her mother would arrive at their own early home, which adjoined that of Bramble Park, and which, by the way, had been leased during their settlement in India, as early as he could himself procure conveyance which would enable him to reach the spot. With this idea, he eagerly scanned the horizon daily, hoping for the arrival of some craft, even a slaver, that might bear him away, either towards America or Europe, so that he might get into the course of travel. One morning, when he had as usual gone up to the lookout and scanned the sea view far and near, he at last came down to the breakfast-room with his face quite speaking with inward satisfaction. He had seen a sail, evidently a large merchantman, and begged Don Leonardo to go up and see if together they could not make the stranger out more fully. Charles, himself, thought that she was heavy and evidently steering for the small bay on which the factory stood. SLY OF ONCE MORE REVISITING THE SCENES OF HIS CHILDHOOD RAMBLE PARK HE DOUBTED NOT THAT HELEN AND HER MOTHER WOULD ARRIVE AT THEIR OWN EARLY HOME WHICH ADJOINED THAT OF RAMBLE PARK AND WHICH BY THE WAY HAD BEEN LEAST DURING THEIR SETTLEMENT IN INDIA AS EARLY AS HE COULD HIMSELF PROCURE CONVEYANCE WHICH WOULD ENABLE HIM TO REACH THE SPOT WITH THIS IDEA HE EAGERLY SCANNED THE HORIZON DAILY HOPING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF SOME CRAFT EVEN A SLAVER THAT MIGHT BEAR HIM AWAY EITHER TOWARDS AMERICA OR EUROPE SO THAT HE MIGHT GET INTO THE COURSE OF TRAVEL ONE MORNING WHEN HE HAD AS USUAL GONE UP TO THE LOOKOUT AND SCANNED THE SEA VIEW FAR AND NEAR HE AT LAST CAME DOWN TO THE BREAKFAST ROOM WITH HIS FACE QUITE SPEAKING WITH INWARD SATISFACTION HE HAD SEEN A SAIL EVIDENTLY A LARGE MERCHANTMAN AND BEGGED DON LEONARDA TO GO UP AND SEE IF TOGETHER THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE STRANGER OUT MORE FULLY CHARLES HIMSELF THOUGHT THAT SHE WAS A HEAVY AND EVIDENTLY STEERING FOR THE SMALL BAY ON WHICH THE FACTORY STOOD
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