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learnt that I was at Tendacunda, came to meet me, and 
politely offered me the use of his horse. He informed me that 
Dr. Laidley had removed all his property to a place called 
Kaye, a little farther down the river, and that he was then 
gone to Doomasansa with his vessel, to purchase rice ; but 
would return in a day or two. He therefore invited me to 
stay with him at Pisania, until the Doctor's return. I accepted 
the invitation, and being accompanied by my friend Karfa, 
reached Pisania about ten o'clock. Mr. Ainsley's schooner 
was lying at anchor before the place. This was the most sur- 
prising object which Karfa had yet seen He could not easily 
comprehend the use of the masts, sails, and rigging ; nor did he 
conceive that it was possible, by any sort of contrivance, to 
make so large a body move forwards by the common force of 
the wind. The manner of fastening together the different planks 
which composed the vessel, and filling up the seams so as to 
exclude the water, was perfectly new to him ; and I found that 
the schooner with her cable and anchor, kept Karfa in deep 
meditation the greater part of the day. 
About noon on the 12th, Dr. Laidley returned from Dooma- 
sansa, and received me with great joy and satisfaction, as one 
risen from the dead. Finding that the wearing apparel which 
I had left under his care was not sold or sent to England, I 
lost no time in resuming the English dress ; and disrobing my 
chin of its venerable incumbrance. Karfa surveyed me in my 
British apparel with great delight ; but regretted exceedingly 
that I had taken off my beard ; the loss of which, he said, had 
converted me from a man into a boy. Doctor Laidley readily 
