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 This is the substance of my late servant's narrative; he had entirely forgotten his oath 'till he mentioned it, yet he silenced soon his murmuring conscience, persuading himself not to have committed perjury, because he had been intimidated by dreadful menaces to make it, and an oath of that nature could never be binding; he at the same time alledged, that the Captain himself had declared that among robbers swearing was of no importance, and thus soothed his conscience.

I did not think it necessary to undeceive, but gave him a handsome sum of money as a token of my gratitude for his faithful services, and bade him an affectionate farewell. He thanked me with weeping eyes and left the room. When he was gone. I mounted my horse, and arrived after a few hours at N.

Now I come to the last and most important incident I ever met with during the whole