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might afford him pleafure in his folltude, and 
I thought I fhould obhge him by conveying 
it to him. It was an adl of pure civihty on 
my part ; yet was it eventually produ(ftive of 
confiderable happinefs to myfelf, and procured 
me fa'vices I was far from expecting, 
Suppofmg that Schoenmaker muft be known 
to the widow, I enquired after him. She told 
me, that he lived at prefent twelve leagues from 
the horde, and offered fome of her people to 
conduct me thither. This offer I accepted 
the more readily, becaufe, in my way to this 
wandering failor, I fhould have to pafs another 
horde, which was a feparation from that of 
which the widow was the chief, and her re- 
commendation would be fure to fecure me a 
good reception. 
I arrived at it after five hours travelling; and 
no doubt Information of my vifit had been fent 
thither before me, fince at my approach the 
chief came to meet me with fome of his peo- 
ple, to welcome me and exprefs the fatif- 
fadion it gave him. Incapable of underftand- 
ing what he faid, or making him any anfwer, 
I returned his compliments, without the affift- 
ance of my interpreter, in a very limple and 
intelligible 
