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On the night of the slave sale, Don Juan Moraquitos sat alone in the apartment which he called his study.
The following day was that appointed for the Spaniard's marriage with Pauline Corsi, and preparations had been made for the celebration of the ceremony with the splendor worthy of such a wealthy bridegroom.