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oiir conjedures ; it had been mentioned 

 to him, that it was impoffible we could 

 fubfift on what he allov/ed ; and his an- 

 fwer to it was, that we might ftarve ; for 

 we fliould have no more from him, and 

 that he beUeved he ftiould never be repaid 

 even that. This charitable fpeech of the 

 governor was made known every where, 

 and now almoft every one who came to 

 fee us gave us fomething; even the 

 mule-drivers would take out their to- 

 bacco pouch, in which they kept their 

 money, and give us half a real. All 

 this we would have given to our foldier, 

 but he never w^ould receive a farthing 

 from us, telling us VvC might ftill want 

 it ; and the whole time we w^ere there^ 

 which was fome weeks, he laid afide 

 half his daily pay to fupply us, though 

 he had a wife and fix children, and 

 never could have the leaft hope or ex- 

 peftation of any recompence. How- 

 ever, two years after this, I had the fm- 



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