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for England, and never return to them and Jamaica 

 more. This threat, at the time, seemed to produce 

 a great effect ; all hands were clasped, and all voices 

 were raised, imploring me not to leave them, and 

 assuring me, that in future they would do their 

 work quietly and willingly. But whether the im- 

 pression will last beyond the immediate moment is 

 a point greatly to be doubted. 



January 27. 

 Another morning, with the mill stopped, no 

 liquor in the boiling-house, and no work done. 

 The driver brought the most obstinate and in- 

 solent of the women to be lectured by me ; and I 

 bounced and stormed for half an hour with all my 

 might and main, especially at Whaunica, whose 

 ingratitude was peculiar; as she is the wife of 

 Edward, the Eboe, whom I had been protecting 

 against the charge of theft and Obeahism, and had 

 shown him more than usual kindness. They, at 

 last, appeared to be very penitent and ashamed of 

 themselves, and engaged never to behave ill again, 

 if I would but forgive them this present fault ; 

 Whaunica, in particular, assuring me very earnestly, 

 that I never should have cause to accuse her of 

 " bad manners " again ; for, in negro dialect, in- 

 gratitude is always called " bad manners." My 

 agent declares, that they never conducted them- 

 selves so ill before ; that they worked cheerfully 

 and properly till my arrival ; but now they think 



