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As we hurried along through the forest paths, 

 I could not help saying, " Nanina, I was unjust 

 to you I accused you of stealing ; how comes 

 it that you are so kind to one who has used you 

 so cruelly?" 



" That is what me learn from the book you 

 gave me, and taught me to know me never lose 

 that book ; that book say, forgive your enemy, 

 do good to him that persecute you. Yes, you 

 call me teef, but you be killed dead if Naninano 

 come save you, and Nanina forget all but that 

 you were once good mistress." She grasped the 

 hand I had laid on hers, as she said this, and I 

 felt her tears drop on it. Oh what an exquisite 

 moment ! I besought her to let me send intelli- 

 gence to meet Mr. P., but the faithful creature 

 had already sent a trusty friend to warn him of 

 the danger, and to assure him of my safety. She 

 hurried me on it was dark when we reached the 

 river, and no canoe was to be seen; but we 

 walked along its banks for some distance, when 

 to my great surprise it suddenly disappeared. I 

 then recollected hearing that in one spot the San 

 Pedro river dipped under ground ; and there 

 Nanina had purposely brought me, that we might 

 cross to the opposite bank, without the assistance 

 of a boat. At last, after many hours' walking, 

 and when I was scarcely able to move, we arrived 

 at one of the reed huts which the negroes inhabit. 

 A man and woman received us ; they said 



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