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3 5 % T R A V E L S I N T H E le a rn t th a t I w a s a t T e n d a c u n d a , c am e to m e e t m e , and p o l i t e ly o ffe r ed me th e use o f his h o rse . H e info rmed me th a t D r . L a id le y had r em o v ed a l l his p r o p e r t y to a p la c e ca lled K a y e , a l i t t le fa r th e r d ow n th e r iv e r , and th a t h e w a s th en g o n e to D o om a san sa w i th h is v e s se l, to p u rch a s e r i c e ; b u t w o u ld r e tu rn in a d a y o r tw o . H e th e r e fo re in v ited m e to s t a y w ith him a t P is an ia , u n t i l th e D o c to r 's r e tu rn . I a c c ep ted th e in v ita t io n , and b e in g a c com p an ied b y m y fr iend K a r fa , r e a ch ed P is an ia a b o u t te n o 'c lo c k . M r . A in s le y 's s ch o on e r w a s ly in g a t a n ch o r b e fo re th e p la c e . T h i s w a s th e most surp r is in g o b je c t w h ich K a r fa had y e t seen H e c o u ld n o t e a s ily c om p r eh en d th e use o f th e masts, sails, and r ig g in g ; n o r did h e co n c e iv e th a t i t w a s p o s s ib le , b y a n y so r t o f co n t r iv a n c e , to m a k e so la r g e a b o d y m o v e fo rw a rd s b y th e com m on fo r c e o f th e w in d . T h e m an n e r o f fa s te n in g to g e th e r th e d iffe ren t p la n k s w h ic h com p o sed th e v es se l, and f il lin g u p th e seams so a s to e x c lu d e th e w a t e r , w a s p e r fe c t ly n ew to him ; and I fou n d th a t th e s ch o o n e r w ith h e r c a b le a n d a n ch o r , k e p t K a r fa in d e ep m ed ita tio n th e g r e a t e r p a r t o f th e d a y . A b o u t n o o n on th e 12 th , D r . L a id le y r e tu rn e d from D o om a sansa, a n d r e c e iv ed m e w i th g r e a t j o y and sa tis fa c tion , as on e r is en from th e d e a d . F in d in g th a t th e w e a r in g a p p a r e l w h ic h I had le f t u n d e r h is c a r e w a s n o t so ld o r sen t to E n g la n d , I lo s t n o tim e in r e sum in g th e E n g lis h dress ; and d is ro b in g m y ch in o f its v e n e r a b le in cum b ra n c e . K a r f a su rv e y ed m e in m y ’B r it ish a p p a r e l w ith g r e a t d e l i g h t ; b u t r e g r e t t e d e x c e e d in g ly th a t I had ta k e n o f f m y b e a rd '■■■ th e lo ss o f w h ich , h e said, h ad c o n v e r ted m e from a m an in to a b o y , D o c to r L a id le y r e a d ily I N T E R IO R O F A F R IC A . 3 5 9 u n d e r to o k to d is ch a r g e a ll th e p e cu n ia r y e n g a g em e n ts w h ic h I had en te r ed in to s in ce m y d ep a r tu re f r om th e G am b ia , and . to o k m y d ra ft u p o n th e A s so c ia tio n fo r th e am o u n t. M y a g r e em e n t w ith K a r fa (a s I h a v e a lr e a d y r e la te d ) , w a s to p a y h im th e v a lu e o f o n e p r im e s la v e ; fo r w h ich I h ad g iv e n him m y b i l l u p o n D r . L a id le y , b e fo re w e d ep a r ted from K a m a l i a : fo r , in case o f m y d e a th on th e ro a d , I w a s u n w i l l in g th a t m y b e n e fa c to r sh ou ld b e a lo s e r . B u t th is g o o d c r e a tu r e had c o n tin u ed to m an ife st tow a r d s m e so m u ch k in d n e s s , th a t I th o u g h t I m ad e h im b u t an in ad eq u a te r e c om p e n c e , w h en I to ld him th a t h e w a s n ow to r e c e iv e d o u b le th e sum I h ad o r ig in a lly p rom ised ; and D r . L a id le y a ssured him th a t h e w a s r e a d y to d e liv e r th e g o o d s to th a t am o u n t, w h en e v e r h e th o u g h t p r o p e r to send fo r th em . K a r f a w a s o v e rp ow e r e d b y th is u n e x p e c te d to k e n o f m y g r a t itu d e , an d s t ill m o re so , w h en h e h eard th a t I in ten d ed to sen d a h an d some p r e s en t to th e g o o d o ld s ch o o lm a s te r , F a n k o om a , a t M a la c o t ta . H e p rom is ed to c a r r y u p th e g o o d s a lo n g w ith h is o w n , an d D r . L a id le y a ssured h im , th a t h e w o u ld e x e r t h im s e lf in a s s is tin g h im to d isp o se o f his sla v e s to th e b e s t a d v a n ta g e , th e m om en t a s la v e v e s s e l sh ou ld a r r iv e . T h e s e , and o th e r in s tan c e s o f a tte n t io n and k in d n e s s sh ew n h im b y D r . L a id le y , w e r e n o t lo s t u p o n K a r fa . H e w o u ld o ften sa y to m e, “ m y jo u r n e y has “ indeed b e en p r o s p e r o u s ! " B u t , o b s e rv in g th e im p ro v e d s ta te o f o u r m an u fa c tu re s , and o u r m an ife s t s u p e r io r ity in th e a r ts o f c iv iliz e d lif e , h e w o u ld som e tim e s a p p e a r p e n s iv e , a n d e x c la im w i th an in v o lu n ta r y s ig h , fato jirtg inta Jeng, “ b la c k * m en a r e n o th in g ." A t o th e r tim e s , h e w o u ld a sk m e w ith


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