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shall be none the less pleased to see you on this 
account A young man named Yayo Wariot will 
succeed me, but if I can help you I will do so." It 
was further intimated to us that he would be pleased 
to receive any further tokens of friendship that we 
might wish to communicate. He offered us, in con- 
clusion, an escort to see us safely out of the country. 
This we declined, saying that we wished for no one 
except his brother and Buiya, whom we knew, and 
upon whom we could depend. Then we bade each 
other farewell. 
Perhaps I ought to mention here that Aba Rufat 
presented us with a goat, on his own account, thereby 
manifesting a disposition far more generous than those 
who had received greater favours at our hands. This 
is a little thing in itself, but the lights ought to go in 
with the shades. The goat being killed and quartered, 
we packed ourselves once more for Ngau. It was ex- 
pected that as the wind had risen the water would be 
somewhat rough, on which account it was decided that 
some of the party should walk overland, to the scene 
of our many conferences, and be received on board 
there. It was well this precaution was taken, for 
we shipped seas by wholesale. One of our daus was 
almost swamped, and she was under the necessity of 
being taken ashore that the water might be baled 
out of her. We all received a thorough soaking. 
Night fell upon us before we had half accomplished 
our passage, but this proved only a pleasant change. 
We had seen the aspect of things here several times 
when flooded with the light of the noon-day sun, now 
we beheld the scene bathed in the silvery light of a 
full moon. Despite our cramped position and wet 
