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of those serious charges which naturally occur to the mind 

 on undertaking a doubtful or dangerous journey, and which I 

 felt it was not possible to commit to safer hands. In less 

 than half an hour after leaving his office our vessel was under 

 way. One of our sailors was attacked with cholera on the 

 voyage, but recovered before we reached the port of Tama- 

 tave. 



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