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thing with my hand, even the most disgusting wounds. I was 
not given a minute’s rest. At every moment some one came 
rushing to me: ‘‘ Father, some medicine! Come quick !’’ At 
early dawn I went out to see my patients only to return at 
midday thoroughly fagged. 
‘from the common house. The next morning, the presid 
came to inform me of what had happened. ‘‘ Migom,’’ he 
‘‘ Migom, we have at last made those cowards understand the 
‘folly of their behaviour, and that, instead of expelling you, 
“we ought to keep you to look after our sick. Besides, are 
** you not our father ? Did you not, at an early period, bring p. 178. 
“us the blessing of the cross? And now, after having been 
‘‘round the world, you have been restored to us. When you 
‘‘ will have mastered our tongue, who knows what new benefits 
**you will have to bestow on us? Therefore stay, it is the 
‘‘ wish of the whole village.’’ ls 
But the devil, who has no worse enemy than the mission- 
ary, was not to be so easily beaten. Two days later, woeet 
t 
prevented the accident. 
