 | 1838 - 448 oldal
...was very much approved ; and I saw them go to a neighbouring hut, strip off the thatch, and lift up the bamboo frame upon their shoulders ; but before...was a person in distress, as this was not a part of the coast for strangers to land upon. I told him his supposition was right, for only the day before... | |
 | 1861 - 296 oldal
...heat of the sun. Presently I was surprised to hear some one call to me in English ; I turned and saw a negro, dressed lightly, in European fashion. He...was now returning to his African friends. Observing my dress, he conjectured I was a person in distress, as this was not a part of the coast for strangers... | |
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I could only hasten from the dreadful scene, reflecting with horror on the dismal end of these poor Negroes. Whilst commiserating them, I forgot the pains of my own suffering, though my feet were very sore, and my body covered with blisters from the extreme... 