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pany with Mr. Braad, whofe attention to all 

 that is curious is well known, and two other 

 gentlemen. On the road, a Chinefe covered 

 only with rags ran after us, and defired Kant' 

 fa-a, or alms. We did not mind him, but 

 went on as fad as the great heat would allow ; 

 but he came nearer, and pulled one of us by 

 the coat, and would not leave his hold till he 

 had money given him. We did not know 

 how to aft ; for though we could have made 

 him depart, we were afraid that by his cries 

 he would bring hundreds of the Chinefe, who 

 were every where working in the fields around 

 us ; to whom we could not have proved our 

 innocence, fince none of us underftood the 

 language. When we were in doubt what we 

 fhould do, another Chinefe came and laflied 

 our follower about the legs with a whip, 

 which made him cry out exceedingly, and 

 jump into the rice fields, where he was up to 

 the knees in mud. This man called himfelf 

 and his comrade officers of the government ; 

 he afterwards accompanied us to the Pagoda, 

 which lay upon a high mountain, and its in- 

 fide was fomewhat different from that of the 

 Chinefe temples. Having obferved all the 

 trees that were planted hereabouts, we made 

 hade back. In the hurry we found no other 



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