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therefore, all thoughts of a reinforcement, and 
found , myfelf obliged to continue itiy journey 
as I had begun it. 
I ventured, however, to requeft of the chief 
a few men to ferve me as an efcort to my 
camp ; and, to induce them to comply, I an- 
nounced, that 1 would reward them for their 
fervices when I arrived, and that IJhould be 
equally ready to make him alfo fome acknow- 
ledgment for his. 1 expedled a refiifal ; but 
to my aftonifliment, feveral perfons, without 
hefitation, offered to accompany me. 
What was more, the chief fent with me one 
of his daughters, requefting me to deliver to 
her the prefents intended for himfelf, and not 
to entruft them to any one elfe ) which I ac- 
cordingly promifed. 
We fet off two hours before dawn, that we 
might have a longer day, and advance fo 
much the farther. The people of the horde 
doubted not but the Bofhmen were at hand, to 
watch our fteps, and attack us under favour 
of the night ; and this coniefture was the more 
probable, inafmuch as having a wide plain to 
crofs we muft march in view. But if this 
were an inconvenience on the one hand, we 
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