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I thought, and still think, that there was a great deal of wisdom in
this remark, simple as it seems. Oh! surely many of these savages whom
we white men despise, are no fools.
After about an hour's march we camped till the moon rose which it did
at ten o'clock, when we went on again till near dawn, as it was
thought better that Stephen should travel in the cool of the night. I
remember that our cavalcade, escorted before, behind and on either
flank by the Mazitu troops with their tall spears, looked picturesque
and even imposing as it wound over those wide downs in the lovely and
peaceful light of the moon.
There is no need for me to set out the details of the rest of our
journey, which was not marked by any incident of importance.
Stephen bore it very well, and Brother John, who was one of the best
doctors I ever met, gave good reports of him, but I noted that he did
not seem to get any stronger, although he ate plenty of food. Also,
Miss Hope, who nursed him, for her mother seemed to have no taste that
way, informed me that he slept but little, as indeed I found out for
myself.
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