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beholding these splendid presents. The former would often sit for 
minutes, absorbed in silent reflection, and then break out with the 
exclamation etzub', etzub'/' wonderful ! wonderful ! ; like a 
man bewildered with the fresh ideas that were rushing upon his 
mind, from having witnessed circumstances to which he could 
have given no previous credit. After a short time, an appropriate 
prayer was recited by the high priest, in which the English name 
was frequently introduced, and, on leaving the church, an order 
was given by the Has that a prayer should be offered up weekly, 
for the health of his Majesty, the King of Great Britain. 
The effect produced by the presents on the minds of all classes 
became very apparent. The purity of our religion ceased to be 
questioned, our motives for visiting the country were no longer 
doubted, and our importance, in consequence, so highly rated, 
that the King's brother shortly afterwards visited me, with 
the view of securing my interest should any change be adopted 
with respect to the government ; a circumstance at this time ex- 
pected by many persons, on account of the differences existing 
between Guxo and the Has. I uniformly rejected, of course, all 
interference in the internal concerns of the country, and, as it 
appeared to me the proper course to be pursued, consulted on all 
such occasions confidentially with the Ras. 
In order to give the reader an adequate idea of the existing state 
of affairs, I shall here introduce an account of Mr. Pearce's trans- 
actions during his stay in the country, till my arrival, which were 
related to me at different times during my stay at Chelicut, in the 
presence of Ay to Debib and others who had been engaged in the 
proceedings, and I shall repeat them as nearly as possible in his 
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