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my journey, the friendfliip he had fo readily 
ihewn me, and the two beautiful birds which 
had been procured me by his fons. 
Though my prefent was trifling in Itfelf, it 
was the more gratifying to him, as it was pre- 
cifely what he had defired of me, and what in 
reality he moll wifned for. I afterwards di- 
vided amongft my honeft Hottentots every 
thing for which I had no farther occafion. 
Thus having gotten rid of all that was ufe- 
lefs to me, I reckoned with my attendants, and 
appointed them to meet me at the Cape to be 
paid. Though they were all eager to return 
to their hordes to fee their families, they did 
not quit me without expreffing regret : no^ 
was I on my part v/ithout emotion, though 
there were few of them againft whom 1 had 
not fome caufe of complaint. 
My new fcheme called me to the Cape ; 
and my attentions, however affedionate and 
fmcere, could be of no ufe to a lick man, whofe 
deplorable ilate left no hopes of his recovery. 
I embraced, therefore, for the laft time this beft 
of men, to whom I was under the greateft obli- 
gations, and v^hom I tenderly loved. He bade 
jne alfo a laft farewell ; and fome time after I 
H h 3 learned, 
