86 STUDIES OF NATURE. 



" vice obtains from them what, in juftice, (hould 

 ** be bellowed on concealed merit." 



M. ^e la Bourdonayey on the invitation of Ma- 

 dame de la Tour^ feated himfelf by her, at the table. 

 He breakfafted, as the Creoles do, upon coffee, 

 mixed with boiled rice. He was charmed with 

 the order and neatnefs of the little cottage, with 

 the union of the two happy families, and even with 

 the zeal of their old domeftics. " Here," faid he, 

 *' is no furniture, but what the woods fupply, 

 *' but I fee countenances fercne, and hearts of 

 *' gold." Paul, delighted with the familiarity of 

 the new Governor, faid to him : " I defite your 

 *' frlendfliip, for you are an honeft man." M. de 

 la Bourdomye received this mark of infular cordia- 

 lity with pleafure. He embraced Paul, and pref- 

 ling him by the hand, affured him, that he might 

 rely upon his friend fiiip. 



After breakfaft, he took Madame de la Tour 

 apart, and informed her, that a favourable oppor- 

 tunity juft now offered, of fending her daughter 

 into France, by means of a veffel on the point of 

 failing ; and, that he would recommend her to the 

 care of a lady, a relation of his own, who was going 

 paffenger in it; reprefenting, at the fame time, 

 that it would be very wrong to facrifice the prof- 



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