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attached to each other, and meeting again under the father’s 
roof, their friendlhip was hill more cemented; the young 
Prince looked on him as a brother, and, in his leisure hours 
from the Academy, was happy to find in him a companion 
to converfe with, to exercife the throwing of the fpear, or 
partake in any innocent recreation. 
Boy am, the Malay , whom the King had fent to attend on 
his fon, proving an unprincipled, dilhonefi: fellow, Lee Boo 
was fo difgufted at his conduit, that he intreated Captain 
Wilson to fend him back to Sumatra (which he had 
learned was the Mala /s own country) ; and Tom Rose, who 
had picked up a great deal of the Pelew language, having 
got to England, he was engaged (from his tried fidelity) to 
fupply his place; an exchange which gave great fatisfaition 
to all parties. 
Captain Wilson being now and then incommoded with 
fevere head-achs, which w r ere fometimes relieved by lying 
down on the bed; on thefe occafions the feelings of Lee 
Boo were ever alarmed. He appeared always unhappy, 
would creep up foftly to his proteitor’s chamber, and fit 
filent by his bedfide for a long time together, without mov¬ 
ing, peeping gently from time to time between the curtains, 
to fee if he flept, or lay eafy. 
As the anecdotes of this lingular youth are but fcanty, being 
all unfortunately limited to a very fhort period, I would un- 
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willingly, in this place, withhold one, where his own heart 
defcribed 
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