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on men's heads." He was desirous evidently that 

 she should come, for two reasons ; — one of which 

 was, that the trade would increase his revenue ; 

 and the other, for protection against the Fela- 

 tahs, who had expressed a determination to at- 

 tack his town, and which I promised to protect. 

 He said the people would return in two days 

 from the Iccory market, and used many argu- 

 ments to induce me to wait their arrival. 



Although straitened for time and uneasy at be- 

 ing such a distance from the vessel, I considered 

 my stay was necessary ; — and two days to an 

 African are not so valuable as two minutes 

 are to us. 



I accidentally remarked, that in case Attah 

 could not supply us with men, I would have re- 

 course to Obie for assistance ; which displeased 

 the king very much, who observed, that it would 

 be very wrong in me to do so, for that both 

 Mr. Lander and I had promised that the vessel 

 should come up to his town. 



The king was exceedingly kind, but still I 

 could not place entire confidence in him. He 

 told me, whatever I might be in want of, — whe- 

 ther bullocks, goats, sheep, fowls, yams, horses, or 

 anything else, — to let him know, and I should 



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