476 PARK*S SECOND JOURNEY. 
should be permitted to pass, but whenever he at- 
tempted to enter into particulars, his majesty be- 
gan to construct squares and triangles with his 
finger upon the sand ; nor was it possible, during 
the rest of the interview, to withdraw his mind 
from that geometrical operation. Isaaco hence 
inferred, that he laboured under some secret 
dread, probably of a superstitious kind, with re- 
gard to the Europeans ; especially as he had 
always shunned every arrangement which could 
lead to a personal interview. 
On the S2d September, Modibinne made his 
appearance. On being introduced to Park, he in- 
timated Mansong's wish to know the motives 
which had brought him to Bambarra, and propos- 
ed, that he should take till next morning to pre- 
pare his statement. The speech which Mr Park 
then made exhibits his judgment and address in 
the most advantageous light. After alluding to 
his former passage through Bambarra, to Man- 
song's generous treatment of him, and to his 
new journey, he added, *' You all know that the 
" white people are a trading people ; and that all 
" the articles of value, which the Moors and the 
" people of Jinnie bring to Sego, are made by us. 
■ ' If you speak of a good guUy who made it ? the 
white people. We sell them to the Moors ; 
" the Moors bring them to Tombuctoo, where 
^* they sell them at a higher rate. The people 
