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the travellers I had met, and told him how I 
had taken upon mylelf to difpofe of the place, 
and beftow it on an unfortunate family ; not 
doubting, from the teftinlonles he had given me 
of his friendfliip, but he would confirm a gift 
made without his confent. — As I had fuppofed, 
he approved it without the fmalleft hefitation, 
" When I arrived in thefe deferts," faid he, 
" I wis without fhelter, and without refource, 
" like thofe on whom you have beftowed your 
" protedlon. My own misfortunes have ren- 
" dered me fenfible to thofe of others. I congra^ 
*' tulate myfelf on the good ufe you have made 
" of rriy little eftate. May it prove the afylum 
" you wlfli, and long preferve the remem- 
" brance of its founder, and of him who has 
" thus confecrated it by an aO: of benevolence!" 
Klaas Bafter had acconipanled me to Scho^ 
enmaker'si Seeing me ready to refume my 
journey towards the Cape, he requeued my 
permiflion to return to his family ; and to this 
I the more willingly confented, as thencefor- 
ward he could be of no fervlce to me. Before 
we parted, I made him a prefent of fome pow- 
der and fhot, fome beads for his wife and chil- 
dren, and two of my dogs, of v/hich he Lad 
become particularly fond during our journey. 
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