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* griot* woman was the only person who came to comfort 
me in my distiress. 
This woman on leaving me went immediately to the 
ambassadors of Sego (which I afterwards learnt), and said 
to them, " Oh me, oh me, my back is broke/'t The am- 
bassadors asked her the reason ; she said, Because Isaaco 
otfr friend is here, and they are going to kill him." Sabila 
being a very powerful man, and not hearing from him, I 
sent my boy to Madiguijou ; and begged he would intro- 
duce the boy to Sabila, and when there, to give him the five 
grains of amber. Not being well guarded, I sent another 
man to my landlord where I always resided when I passed 
in this village, with my compliments, and my surprise at 
not seeing him since ray arrival. He sent me word that 
he was happy to hear of my being so near him and in good 
health, and that nobody had given him any notice of my 
arrival : which last tt'ords I attributed to his being afraid 
to meddle with me while in the King's hands. I sent in 
the night the merchant who was advised to draw his goods 
from mine at Maribougou, to the Sego ambassadors ; and 
informed them of my being here. 
Seeing the guards' carelessness, I went (still in the night) 
to my landlord, who had still some influence near the king, 
and gave him one of my wives necklaces, nine grains of 
* Ballad siiig^er and dant'er. t An expression of sorrow among the cassonkes. 
