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or seven others purred around him, and let themselves be 
petted by those sitting next him. 
K. thanked him for his handsome present. 
" Do yon really think it handsome ? " he said ; " only 
Ashantee kings can make such presents." He then con- 
tinued, " Aburoni Tenteng (tall white man), you are now 
going to Amrado (the governor); tell him that I am his good 
friend. My predecessors never fought with the white 
men, but all the blacks belong to me ; I do not fear them, 
for I am the man for them (with a fierce glance of the 
eyes). Tell Amrado, even if he did come to my market 
place I would not fire a shot at his white men ; he must 
send a white ambassador, I will arrange all with him." 
K. replied, " Nana (grandfather), I will tell him all." 
"But you must speak softly; you will forget all when 
you see the white men." 
" God's messengers never tell lies ; I will tell Amrado 
that you have been kind to us, and show him this dress." 
"That is right, Nana, I will pray to God to give 
you much wisdom and many blessings." 
M. B. then added a few words assuring the king that 
he would obtain much more honour by making peace 
than by fighting. 
His majesty declared anew that he did not wish to go 
against the white men, simply against the black. After 
he had (according to the mohammedan custom) bowed, 
touching his brow and his breast he said again, " I thank 
you ; now go ! " K. then ofiered him his hand, and 
returned home through the empty streets. 
The king had allowed him to take four of the captive 
Fantees as porters ; torch-bearers too were to accompany 
him to the next village. After a most painful farewell,, 
our dear brother, the sharer of all our joys, and of all our 
sorrows, for nearly five years, departed. Two torch- 
bearers marched before and two behind his hammock ; 
