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few more prefents to this young favage, and 
fufFered her to depart. 
I had been very little in the company of 
this girl ; but the attachment I had conceived 
for her was fo natural and fimple, I was fo 
much accuftomed to her manners, and I 
found fo much analogy between her difpo- 
fition and mine, that I could fcarcely per- 
fuade myfelf that our acquaintance was of 
fo fhort a date, and that it was to terminate 
fo foon. I thought I muft admire her for 
the laft time but other cares and other 
views. 
It is time to obferve that the women of 
this country had not behaved with my peo- 
ple in the fame manner as thofe of the river 
Gamtoos : they fhewed the greateft referve ; 
and when the men departed, not oiyc of 
them remained behind. 
I confefs that the vlfits of thefe people, 
who came in great bodies too often, and re- 
mained too long, began at length to difpleafe 
me ; for I feared, and with great reafon, 
that fome difturbance might arife around 
me, or that my people would acquire a tafte 
for diffipatlon. They had all already begun 
to relax in their duty j hunting feemed to 
engage 
