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CHAPTER XVIII
15/18

The suspicion that detains Baderoon is more than justified, for I could bring many witnesses to prove that he has vowed to take my life, and I _know_ him to be a murderer." At breakfast-time Van der Kemp announced to his friends his intention of quitting the village at once, and gave an account of his interview with the Malay lad during the night.

This, of course, reconciled them to immediate departure,--though, in truth, the professor was the only one who required to be reconciled.
"It is _very_ misfortunate," he remarked with a sigh, which had difficulty in escaping through a huge mass of fish and rice.

"You see zee vonderful variety of ornizological specimens I could find here, ant zee herbareum, not to mention zee magnificent _Amblypodia eumolpus_ ant ozer bootterflies--ach!-a leetle mor' feesh if you please.Zanks.

My frond, it is a great sacrifice, but I vill go avay viz you, for I could not joostify myself if I forzook you, ant I cannot ask you to remain vile your life is in dancher." "I appreciate your sentiments and sacrifice thoroughly," said the hermit.
"So does I," said Moses, helping himself to coffee; "but ob course if I didn't it would be all de same.

Pass de venison, Massa Nadgel, an' don't look as if you was goin' to gib in a'ready.


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