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n making a bargain with her, on account of her 

 exorbitant demands. She brought me some eggs 

 (all bad ones), onions, and yams from the king : 

 in return for which, I presented each of them 

 with a small looking-glass in a gilt frame. Not a 

 word was uttered respecting Gabbreducco. One 

 of the eunuchs having a wound in the leg from 

 a poisoned arrow, the queen wished me to exa- 

 mine it : I did so, and dressed it for him. She 

 took breakfast with us, and promised to come in 

 the course of two days. 



The next day, I had an attack of intermittent 

 fever ; and Wilson, one of the Kroomen, having 

 neglected his duty and shown contempt of orders 

 during his watch at night, I considered it right 

 to place him in irons. 



The queen, on her last visit, (the 19th,) had pro- 

 mised to return in a couple of days : it was now the 

 27th, and she had not made her appearance. 



On the 22lnd, the king sent me a present of 

 some onions and yams, and requested me to 

 give up the prisoners who were sent on board 

 about four weeks ago. At the same time, a fine- 

 looking man came from Abboka, stating that he 

 was one of the old man's prisoners, and had been 

 sent on board for security. I had some suspi- 



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