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fight. They on the contrary teftlfied the inoft 
lively joy at feeing me. Their eyes, t'.eir 
looks, their motions, every thing declared it. 
The man and his wife in particular could not 
exprefs their fatisfadion. The meeting me, 
they faid, was the height of felicity ; and they 
fliould confider this day as the moil fortunate 
of their lives. 
Having never feen them before, it was im- 
poffible for me to conceive the reafon of this 
joy, which was fo ftrikingly contrafted by 
their indigence and rags. I was eager to know 
it ; yet, till we arrived at the camp, and their 
waggon was drawn up by mine, I could not 
well alk them to fatisfy my curiofity. I then 
conduded them to my tent, offered them 
fome refreihment, which they accepted, and 
we entered into converfation. 
The huiband, who, as well as his wife, was 
born in Africa, was one of thofe weak and 
inconfiderate men, of whom we meet fo 
many every day, and who, defirous of eafe 
and the comforts of this hfe, but naturally in- 
dolent, feekto enrich themfelves in fome fhort 
way, that they may enjoy the more fpeedily 
happinefs and quiet. This man, feeing no 
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