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money be exhausted, send a messenger to Mr. Warrington, our 
consul at Tripoli, and wait till he returns with a remittance. On 
reaching Tripoli, that gentleman will advance what money you may 
require, and send you to England the first opportunity. Do not 
lumber yourself with my books ; leave them behind, as well as the 
barometer, boxes, and sticks, and indeed every heavy article you 
can conveniently part with ; give them to Malam Mudey, who 
will take care of them. The wages I agreed to give you my agents 
will pay, as well as the sum government allowed me for a servant ; 
you will of course receive it, as Columbus has never served me. 
Remark what towns or villages you pass through ; pay attention to 
whatever the chiefs may say to you, and put it on paper. The 
little money I have, and all my clothes, I leave you : sell the latter, 
and put what you may receive for them into your pocket ; and if, 
on your journey, you should be obliged to expend it, government 
will repay you on your return.” I said, as well as my agitation 
would permit me, “ If it be the will of God to take you, you may 
rely on my faithfully performing, as far as I am able, all that you 
have desired ; but I trust the Almighty will spare you, and you 
will yet live to see your country.” “ I thought I should at one 
time, Richard,” continued he; “ but all is now over; I shall not be 
long for this world : but God’s will be done.” He then took my 
hand betwixt his, and looking me full in the face, while a tear stood 
glistening in his eye, said, in a low but deeply affecting tone, “ My 
dear Richard, if you had not been with me, I should have died long 
ago ; I can only thank you, with my latest breath, for your kind- 
ness and attachment to me, and if I could have lived to return with 
you, you should have been placed beyond the reach of want ; but 
God will reward you.” This conversation occupied nearly two 
hours, in the course of which my master fainted several times, and 
was distressed beyond measure. The same evening he fell into a 
slumber, from which he awoke in much perturbation, and said he 
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