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feafting, and in giving a minute account of 
our expedition. 
Bernfry, being informed of my arrival by 
his emiffaries, had the audacity again to make 
his appearance in my camp. His defign was 
to impofe upon me with refpedt to his con- 
dudl, and to endeavour to wipe out the fufpi- 
cions I might have conceived of him. He 
profeffed a warm zeal for my welfare, and the 
greateft perfonal attachment. He fpoke of the 
horde of robbers, and informed me, that we 
had killed four or five perfons, and feverely 
wounded feveral others. But he added, that 
they had fworn to be revenged ; and that I 
muft redouble my vigilance and precautions, 
if 1 wiflied to efcape a furprife, of which, foon 
or late, I muft inevitably become the vidim. 
My greateft enemy in this bufinefs, according 
to him, was Moodel. It was Moodel who 
proteded the horde, and of him, therefore, I 
ought to be particularly on my guard. 
Thus, the better to deceive me, did the 
knave betray and point out to my vengeance 
his comrade and only friend. But his fingular 
villany did not impofe upon me. I cut fhcnt 
every explanation and all farther fubtlety on 
his 
