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generous. 1 informed him, that, by feveral 

 unforefeen accidents, my fortune was re- 

 duced, and that I was determined to feck 

 another in the Indies, hinting that I mould 

 be glad of a paflage on board one of his 

 (hips. He not only promifed it me readily, 

 but infifted on his houfe being my home 

 till the ihip failed. There I fpent three 

 weeks ; during all which time he was kind 

 enough to give me full directions for my 

 conduct in that part of the world---ex- 

 plained their method of living and doing 

 bufinefs, and the line of employment which 

 I mould aim at getting into, which, from 

 my ignorance in trade, could be nothing 

 but a clerk to a plantation, which was the 

 firft ftep he took himielf in Martinique, and 

 which laid the foundation of his fortune. 

 He gave me letters of recommendation to 

 feveral of his correfpondents, and would 

 willingly have had me accepted ahandfome 

 fum to fet me out -, but that I peremptorily 

 refufed, affuring him that I had laved a 

 fufficiency for that purpofe. When the 

 lime of the {hip's failing arrived, I took my 

 leave of the worthy man and his family 

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