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of Tombiictoo sell them to the people of Jinnie 
" at a still higher price, and the people of Jinnie 
" sell them to you." It was then easy to shew, 
that a direct communication with the whites 
would enable them to procure these articles at a 
much cheaper rate. Modibinne replied, " We 
" have heard what you have said. Your journey 
** is a good one ; and may God prosper you in 
it. Mansong will protect you." The pre- 
sents were then exhibited, and excited the highest 
admiration, particularly a silver-plated tureen, 
and two double barrelled guns. Modibinne said, 
*' The present was great, and worthy of Man- 
" song." He expressed, moreover, so earnest a 
wish to see the rest of the stores, that Park was 
forced to make a reluctant exhibition of them. 
Modibinne said there was nothing that was bad, 
and repaired to Sego. He returned on the 25th 
with a most favourable answer from Mansong. 
That monarch assured Mr Park of protection, in 
travelling through his dominions in any direction. 
He added full permission to build his boat at 
Samee, Sego, Sansanding, or Jinnie. Park chose 
Sansanding, as affording more quiet, and as meet- 
ing the desire which Mansong so uniformly ma- 
nifested, of avoiding a personal interview. 
In the voyage downwards, our traveller com-- 
plains extremely of the intensity of the heat, 
which, at one time, appeared to him sufficient to 
