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of one charge of powder more, to fend thee 
^' after thofe whom thou haft mentioned.'* 
In fadU they both w^ent out determined to 
fight ; and, enraged as they were,' I doubted 
not but one or both would have been killed^ 
I rufhed between them to part them. Pinar 
oppofed me, and cried out to me, to let them 
fight ; which would have afforded him an en- 
tertaining fight. Schoenmaker himfeli rcrifte4 
my endeavours. At length, however, I fuc- 
ceeded in getting him off from his enemy, and 
pufhing the latter put of my tent, I bade hini 
begone. ' 
This adventure affected me muph. I forefaw 
that very unpleafant confequences might arife 
from it, and could not fleep the whole night. 
If Bernfry had been to blame in the begin- 
ning foj* jefting his adverfary, the latter had 
been miieh more fo from the yiolence of his 
cxpreffions. As it was neceffary for me to be on 
good terms with all thofe with whom 1 had 
to live, or Vv^hom I had occafion to vifit, I 
coiild have wiflied to have had no caufe of 
complaint either againft Schoenmaker, whofe 
zeal and fidelity 1 had hitherto every reafou 
\o fommendj or againft Bernfry^ whof^ crime$ 
had 
