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our return, whilst I was unwell, he gave himself 

 out as the chief of the party, which I once 

 caught him in the act of doing ; I disconcerted 

 him, by threatening to turn him out of my ser- 

 vice ; and when I recovered, he took care to 

 draw in, and be more careful who overheard 

 him. The additional man I took with me, was 

 a dark-coloured mulatto, young and stout ; his 

 father lived at A9U, and this son had a fair cha- 

 racter. He brought with him a beautiful dog, 

 which I afterwards possessed. 



The next day, Julio came with the horses; 

 and between three and four o'clock in the after- 

 noon, we left Acu. 



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