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I have forgot to mention, what I ah^eady observed 

 in Otdia, that every Tamon was always accompa- 

 nied by a treasurer, who took charge of all the 

 presents, and seemed to be at the same time chief 

 favourite. Labadeny's treasurer, a buffoon, waslean, 

 quick in his motions, had a very animated look, 

 spoke a great deal, accompanying every word with 

 violent gesticulations ; in short, he was the very re- 

 verse of his austere master. The friendly recep- 

 tion inspired our guests with so much conrage, that 

 they fearlessly went about on the deck to satisfy 

 their curiosity ; the treasurer, in particular, took the 

 most lively interest in every thing, would know 

 the use of every thing, and did not cease exclaim- 

 ing at the quantity of iron, Moll! Moll! He was 

 immediately as familiar with us as if he were among 

 his most intimate friends ; if he wished to have an 

 explanation about any thing, and I was near, he ran 

 up to me, seized me, and dragged me away ; he 

 communicated all his remarks with great vivacity to 

 Labadeny ; and, not satisfied with this, every time 

 he had seen any thing remarkable he sprung on the 

 gallery of the ship, related to his fearful comrades in 

 the boats the wonderful things he had seen, while 

 they listened with open mouths. A barrel of water 

 on the quarter-deck did not remain unnoticed. He 

 asked what it was, and when I told him that the 

 water was for us all to drink, he made the strangest 

 capers, and did not lose a moment to communicate 

 this news to his companions. He certainly did 



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