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18 n order to attract his attention: he, at lat, took particular notice of me, oberving that I urveyed him with a kind of ecret atifaction; and in a very friendly manner, aked me how I would like living with the Europeans: this unexpected encouragement, as it flattered my hopes beyond expreion, occaioned a very udden reply: I therefore told him with eager joy, how happy he could make me, by taking me with him. He eemed very much pleaed with me, and auring me of his future kindnes, hoped I would merit it. Major Herd was in company with him at the ame time: and both thee Gentlemen appeared with, ditinguihed eclat in the firt aemblies in India. I was decently clad