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language made it impoffible to af- 

 tempt it. One of thefe women appear- 

 ed to be young, and very handfome 

 for an Indian j the odier old, and 

 as frightful as it is polEble to con- 

 ceive any thing in human fliape to be. 

 Having flared at me fame little time, 

 they both went out j and I, without 

 farther ceremony, fat me down by the 

 fire to warm myfelf, and dry the rags I 

 wore. Yet I cannot fay my fituation 

 was very eafy, as I expected every in-- 

 ftant to fee two or three men come in 

 and thruft me out, if they did not deal 

 with me in a rougher manner. 



Soon after the two women came in 

 again, having, as I fuppofed, conferred 

 wiih the Indian, our conductor ; and ap- 

 pearing to be in great good humour, 

 began to chatter and laugh immoderate- 

 ly. Perceiving the wet and cold condi- 

 tion I was in, they feemed to have com- 

 paffion on me, and the old woman v/ent 



out 



