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there – by 'they' I mean these American mission people - & their system of education at any rate must be excellent, boys of 14 or 15 could speak English almost perfectly & indeed most of them were Christians too.
Though why they should convert him & condemn him to have only one wife while he has an excellent religion which suits his temperament & makes allowances for his nature I cannot imagine. I believe we gave the teachers there a very awkward time indirectly as awkward questions were asked by these youths when they saw us working on Sunday.
We had an excellent camp there on a clover field with shade for the horses & a canal was by, Alas too good to last: we abode there
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