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at this declaration, I thought it better to let him 
suppose it was my intention to give him some- 
thing, and therefore said, that the nature and 
amount of his reward must altogether depend 
on his own conduct, and his exertions to forward 
our business, which, if he did to my satisfaction, 
he should be well rewarded. He, however, did 
not like this mode of payment after his trouble 
was over"; insinuating that I might then give 
him little or much as I wished, and that, more- 
over, it was quite " optional with him whether 
he went or not, as he was no slave of Alma- 
my's". 
I went immediately to mention this affair to 
the King, and to request that another man 
might be appointed, as I neither liked the man- 
ner nor appearance of the first. He very good 
humouredly said that the fellow was a fool, and 
therefore not fit to accompany Mr. Dochard, 
and he would immediately send to Boolibany 
for one of his own people to replace him. But 
as it was likely that two or three days would 
elapse before he could be ready, I told the 
King that Mr. Dochard should move on to- 
wards the frontier, which, before he reached, 
the man might no doubt overtake him. This 
being arranged, I next informed Almamy, it was 
my wish to send a person to the coast, in order 
to procure, with as little delay as possible, the 
