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common misfortune, and of the dreadful dif- 
trefs into which I was plunged by the lofs of 
all that I poflelTed in the world. I told him 
the refolution I had formed of remaining 
with honeft Slaber until I fliould receive 
letters from my relations ; and of endeavour- 
ing in the mean time to repair the lofs of 
my colleftions, and to renew my refearches 
in natural hiftory. Mr. Boers heard me very 
calmly, and without interrupting me. — But 
why cannot I here perpetuate, in letters of 
gold, his tender reproaches, and the prefling 
invitations which he gave me to follow him ? 
Without afluming any confequence, without 
haughtinefs, and without the impertinent ver- 
bofity of our patrons in Europe, but with 
that open and fmcere goodnefs of heart 
which furveys mankind with the eye of be- 
nevolence, and always confiders thofe whom 
it protedts as worthy of kindnefs — " Sir," faid 
he, when I had ended my apology, " never 
" forget that you have been recommended 
" to me. The inftant I fee you oppreffed 
" by misfortunes, is alfo the moment when 
I, in my turn, ought to merit the confi« 
dence of thofe friends who have depended 
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