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part. He said we were all— too— far already, 
which is a very strong expression from the mouth 
of a Hottentot. Another said he was certain we 
were so near the sea, that were he on the top of 
a mountain towards the east, to which he pointed, 
he was sure he should have a view of it. An- 
other, who doubted the truth of his assertion, 
desired him to go and catch a fish in the sea, and 
bring it to Kurreechane, and they would believe 
him. 
I never designed to penetrate farther into the 
interior than the central city of the Marootzee 
nation, which I found greatly to exceed, in point 
of importance, what I had previously conjectured. 
By the blessing of God it may prove a Jerusalem 
to the surrounding nations. Nor did I perceive 
any important reason which ought to induce me 
to attempt penetrating farther, and consequently 
hazarding life and the loss of all the information 
I had obtained ; there was already as much new 
ground presented before the Society as they could 
occupy far some time to come. It seemed desir- 
able also that the circumstances of my visit to 
Kurreechane should be known to the neighbouring 
nations, in order that the purity of our motives 
and the benevolence of our object might be under- 
stood, before farther attempts were made to pene- 
trate into the interior, and to establish other 
missions. 
