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1783. u queuee of which he may die ; — I have prepared my thoughts 
■NOVEMBER. 
u to this ; — I know that death- is to all men inevitable , and 
u whether my Jon, meets this event at Pelew, or elfewhere , is 
a immaterial—I arn.fatisfed, from what I have obferved of 
■ u the humanity of your .char abler, that if he- is fick , you will be 
u kind to him ; andpfljould that happen , which your utmofi 
46 care cannot prevent , let it not hinder you, or your brother, 
(C or your fon, or any of-your'countrymen, returning here ; / 
a fhall receive you, or any of your people, in friendflnp, and re- 
u joke to fee you again 
,Captain Wilson repeated his affurance, that he would 
have the fame care for Lee Boo as for his own child, and 
that nothing fliould be wanting on his part to teftify, in his 
attention to the fon, the gratitude and regard he fhould ever 
feel for the father. 
The thoughts of the King, as well as thofe of the Cap¬ 
tain, were too much engaged, to devote much of the night 
to fleep; Abba Thulle pahed a conliderable part of it£ 
as did alfo the Rupacks , in difeourfing with their young"- 
countryman, who was now launching into a new and un^ 
tried world, and on the point of being feparated by an im» 
menfe diftance from every former conneition.'—Being now 
fo near to their departure, Captain Wilson took this op-i 
portunity to talk again with Blanchard, and to givd 
him advice how he Ihould conduit himfelf towards the 
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