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lliip, and purfue the condud which I had 
found fo fuccefsful. Finally, though it was 
in complete oppofition to their ideas, I advifed 
them, not without regret, to avoid all inter- 
courfe v/ith certain w^iite men whom they 
would find In their neighbourhood. Thefe, 
I affured them, were their real enemies, the 
only ones they had to fear, and againft whom, 
they muft always be on their guard. 
During the w^hole of my difcourfe, the eyes 
ot the w^oman were attentively fixed on me ; 
and I faw, by the alteration of her countenance^ 
the profound impreffion it made upon her. 
The great refpect and high efteem fhe enter- 
tained for her hufband, hovs^ever, occafionally 
intervened to deftroy this impreflion. Sfie 
endeavoured to difcover in his looks v^hat he 
thought upon the fubjed, that flic might 
thereby determine what to think herfelf. If 
joy or hope were exprefied on his countenance, 
hers expanded at the fame moment : if he 
looked thoughtful and uneafy, her features 
partook of the change, and fhe became uneafy 
too. So much love for fo much wretchednefs 
rendered her affedion refpedable in my eyes. 
The man appeared to be convinced of the 
I whole- 
