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frequently for mere amusement, as I supposed, and to pass away the 
evening, they used to hold long conversations, if they can be called 
such, with the natives, each party using his own language and com- 
prehending very little of what was said by the other ; and talking 
probably on subjects widely different. One of these men made 
Stuurman repeat after him, an account of a warlike expedition 
which was sent against a neighbouring tribe : such being a favorite 
subject of conversation among these people, and one of the most 
important which the events of a Bachapin life can supply. 
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