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cursion, which was undertaken in boats belonging to 

 people of Radack, he was accompanied only by the 

 writer of'this account. At Ormed the day was spent 

 in labour, and the evening in social conversation. 

 The women sung to us the many songs which had 

 been composed on us during our absence, and in 

 which our names were commemorated. Kadu 

 told them of his travels, and blended lively fables 

 with his narration. He distributed among them 

 the presents which he had collected in the course 

 of his voyage for his friends. On the following 

 day, the last of our stay at Radack, immediately 

 when the boat which carried us back to the ship 

 was under sail, Kadu, whose lively serenity was 

 changed into gloom, declared that he was deter- 

 mined to remain at Otdia, and would go no farther 

 with the Rurick. He expressly commissioned his 

 friend to acquaint the captain with this new un- 

 alterable resolution, and declining all representa- 

 tions to the contrary, explained the reasons which 

 actuated him. He said he would remain at Otdia 

 to be the guardian of the animals and plants, which, 

 without him, would be neglected out of ignorance, 

 or be destroyed without any use to these unthink- 

 ing people. He would bring it about, that our gifts 

 might procure the needy inhabitants of Radack a 

 sufficiency of food, that they might no more be 

 obliged to kill their children, and renounce that 

 custom. He wished to bring about, that peace 

 might be established between the northern and 

 southern groups of Radack, that men might not 



