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you made to me yesterday, and take me into the har- 
bour of Chusan, before you go over to Ning-po. Look 
here : you see this gun and these pistols ; they are all 
loaded : you know what effects they produced upon the 
Jan-dons ; take care they are not turned against your- 
selves. Englishmen never allow promises which have 
been made to them to be broken with impunity. I 
know the way into Chusan harbour as well as you do, 
and when the anchor is up I shall stand at the helm ; 
and if the pilot attempts to steer for Ning-go, he must 
take the consequence." This threat had the desired 
effect, and the trembling varlets landed me safely at 
Chusan in the course of the forenoon. 
What with the fever and the excitement of the last 
few days, I was in a most deplorable condition when 
I reached Chusan ; but as the greater part of my collec- 
tions were in the country near Shanghae, I was most 
anxious to ascertain in what state they were ; and, find- 
ing an English vessel about to sail for the Yang-tse- 
kiang, I immediately crawled on board, and, having a 
fair wind, we soon reached our destination. I was 
kindly received by my friend Mr. Mackenzie, and, under 
the skilful treatment of Dr. Kirk, the fever gradually 
left me, and I was soon enabled to attend to my col- 
lections. 
Amongst the more important of the acquisitions which 
I made in the vicinity of Shanghae, I must not forget to 
mention a fine and large variety of peach, which comes 
into the markets there about the middle of August, and 
remains in perfection for about ten days. It is grown in 
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