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"Come out into the light and let me see where you hurt yourself," she said, oh so gently. "Will you step into the deck-house, sir," said Captain Acton, "and learn our strange story, which shall not detain you long." He had been so transported by his scheme for winning the beautiful young girl whom he worshipped that his survey of the vast canvas of his intentions was in reality restricted to but one corner of it, so that he saw only a little of the whole truth. First, and certainly foremost, he had counted upon her love for[Pg 290] him, which, however carefully the secret might have been kept by her, was witnessed by him every time they had met, and flourished as a conviction in him. He had looked for her forgiveness for the rashness, and, it may be added, the cruelty of his conspiracy of love, and he never could have believed that in the sweet image of the girl dwelt such a character as she had exhibited since, after inveigling her on board into his cabin, he confessed that the story which had brought her to him was a lie, and with a face filled with the light of worship for her avowed his intentions..
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"She looks swift even as she lies at rest," said Miss Acton. "Yes. And she rejected him with the peremptoriness which I should have expected in her." CHAPTER XVI BILLY MEETS A DIVINITY "By thunder! did he now?".
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